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AT  N°TWO-  THIRTY-  NINE  GRANT   1 
AVENUE,  IN  THE  GOOD  CITY  OF  SAN 
FRANCISCO,  BY  THE  GOLDEN  GATE 

The  Vanished  Ruin  Era 

From  the  Review  by 
George  Hamlin  Fitch 

A  BOOK  that  will  make  a  strong  appeal  to  all  San  Francis- 
cans who  passed  through  the  period  after  the  earthquake 
and  fire  of  April,  1906,  is  "  The  Vanished  Ruin  Era :  San 
Francisco's  Classic  Artistry  of  Ruins  Recalled  in  Picture  and 
Song,"  by  Louis  J.  Stellman.  The  book  is  brought  out  in  large 
octavo,  finely  illustrated  with  mezzogravure  tints,  by  Paul  Elder 
and  Company,  and  is  sold  at  $2.50  net. 

The  " classic  artistry  of  ruins'1  is  shown  by  reproductions  of 
photographs  which  are  mounted  on  the  right-hand  side  of  every 
page.  Here  are  wonderful  pictures  of  the  ruins  of  the  Iroquois 
Hotel,  seen  through  the  leafless  branches  of  the  trees  surrounding 
it;  the  shattered  wall  of  the  coliseum  on  Strawberry  Hill,  in 
Golden  Gate  Park;  the  well-known  Ionic  portal  of  the  Towne 
residence  on  Nob  Hill,  which  looks  as  though  it  had  been  taken 
from  the  Acropolis  at  Athens;  the  towers  of  the  Sutter  Street 
Synagogue;  bits  of  Italian  gardens  that  have  all  the  appearance 
of  those  which  have  come  down  from  the  Renaissance.  And  as 
a  supplement  are  several  views  of  the  superb  rebuilding  of  the 
business  district. 

Opposite  each  picture  is  a  bit  of  verse  by  Mr.  Stellman,  in  which 
he  embodies  the  sentiment  of  the  ruins.  Some  of  this  verse  reflect 
very  faithfully  the  curious  Old  World  tone  stamped  on  these  fan- 
tastic ruins  by  the  flames. 

The  pictures  of  the  new  city,  rising  magnificent  among  the  ruins 
of  the  old,  are  full  of  inspiration.  It  is  these  glimpses  of  the  recon- 
struction period  that  give  the  book  a  touch  of  the  future.  These 
pictures  of  the  new  and  greater  San  Francisco  prove  that  the 
picturesque  ruins  merely  serve  as  an  artistic  background  for  the 
unparalleled  work  of  the  builders  —  a  work  which  has  excited  the 
amazement  and  admiration  of  the  civilized  world.  It  is  this  feature 
of  the  book  that  will  present  the  strongest  appeal  to  those  who 
do  not  know  San  Francisco.  To  have  restored  practically  all  of 
the  business  district  of  a  great  commercial  city  within  four  years 
after  the  flames  swept  it  bare  is  an  achievement  which  in  the 
next  century  will  be  ranked  with  the  digging  of  the  Panama  Canal 
and  the  boring  of  the  great  railroad  tunnels  under  the  Hudson 
River  as  specimens  of  the  energy  and  the  constructive  genius  of 
the  early  years  of  the  twentieth  century. 

The  volume  has  been  given  a  dress  which  reflects  the  greatest 
credit  upon  the  artistic  skill  of  the  local  publishers.  In  appear- 
ance it  is  distinctive  and  absolutely  unlike  other  books  about  the 
great  disaster.  The  pages  are  heavy  brown  plate  paper,  and  the 
volume  is  bound  in  strong  boards  and  enclosed  in  a  box.  It  will 
make  a  very  fine  gift  book. — S.  F.  Chronicle, 


.For  the  City.  The  strange,  weird  loveliness  of  a  city,  beautiful  in  destruction," 
and  scenes  of  the  vigorous  upbuilding.  A  generous  sized  volume,  8#  *  11-  Refer 
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12  and  reverse  of  title  page.  "Ye  Gardeyne  Boke,"  a  compilation.  Refer  to  page 
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Luck  God."  Refer  to  page  7.  "The  Complete  Cynic.1'  Not  a  calendar.  Refer  to 
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From 

Patience  &  Her  Garden 

By  Ida  Smith  Decker 

ND  it  came  to  pass  that  there  dwelt  in  the  land  a  woman 
called  "Patience."  They  named  her  "Patience"  because  they 
foresaw  that  she  would  be  able  to  stand  a  lot,  and  she  did. 

For  Patience  loved  her  friends  generously,  her  children  help- 
fully; she  was  just  to  the  servant  within  her  gates,  and  was,  for 
the  most  part,  patient  with  her  husband. 

And,  behold,  Patience  was  possessed  of  a  beautiful  garden.  In 
the  fall,  when  she  had  buried  the  brown  bulbs  in  the  earth,  her 
heart  had  rejoiced  in  the  time  when  the  hyacinths  would  bear 
their  spikes  and  the  tulips  put  on  their  golden  crowns ;  and  in  the 
spring  she  had  digged  in  her  garden  and  planted  it  and  watered 
it  and  it  daily  waxed  more  promising. 

And  it  was  the  season  of  the  spring  pestilence  and  the  children 
of  Patience  languished  and  sickened,  for  this  was  in  the  days 
when  people  said  not  in  their  hearts,  "  There  is  no  such  thing  as 
contagion,  and  our  infirmities  of  the  flesh  are  of  our  vain  imag- 
inings." So  they  languished,  and  Patience  ministered  unto  her 
children,  but  she  longed  for  the  tulip  banks  and  the  smell  of  the 
hyacinths  in  her  nostrils. 

And  Patience  heartened  her  children  by  telling  them  about  the 
garden  paths  and  the  sun-dial,  and  the  robin  that  warbled  in  the 
bridal-wreath,  and  when  the  days  of  fumigation  were  past,  Pa- 
tience said  within  herself,  "When  my  dwelling-place  is  cleansed 
and  the  outside  of  my  abode  garnished,  I  shall  enjoy  myself  in 
my  garden." 

And,  behold,  she  cleaned  mightily  and  made  cleanly  her  dwell- 
ing both  without  and  within.  And,  when  after  two  weeks  of  this 
mighty  effort  she  waxed  weary,  she  said:  "Next  week  I  shall  enjoy 
myself  in  my  garden."  And  after  many  days  she  prepared  her- 
self and  went  forth  early  into  her  garden.  In  one  hand  she  bore 
a  sack  and  in  the  sack  were  divers  buttons  and  fastenings,  and  in 
the  other  hand  she  bore  a  sack  and  in  that  sack  were  divers  foot 
coverings  for  her  family,  and,  behold,  they  were  torn  and  full  of 
rents,  for  Patience  had  borne  sons,  and  on  her  back  she  bore  a 
burden  and  in  the  burden  were  garments  for  her  family,  to  be 
made  whole.  And  Patience  sewed  and  patched  mightily  and  put 
new  cloth  in  old  garments  for  she  was  quick  with  her  needle 
and  deft. 

And,  behold,  she  lifted  up  her  eyes  and  she  saw  that  it  was 
night,  and  she  said  within  herself:  "  Tomorrow  I  shall  enjoy  my 
garden  but  peradventure  today  I  have  been  too  busy.  But  now 
that  the  rents  are  all  mended  and  the  sleeves  in  my  daughters' 
garments  are  all  made  long  and  tight  again  and  the  waists  of 
their  garments  are  all  lifted  up,  I  shall  now  have  leisure  to  enjoy 
**#*##*## 

Refer  to  page  12. 


Contents 

A  guide  to  Books  and  Cards  designed 
To  cheer  the  Soul,  to  feed  the  mind. 

Books  and  Booklets 


On  Parnassus:  pa&e 

Sonnets  from  thePortuguese,by  Eliza- 
beth Barrett  Browning  .  .  .3 

My  Soul's  Cathedral  &>  Other  Poems, 
by  James  Henry  MacLafferty  .  .  3 

Rubaiyat  of  Omar  Khayyam,  by  Ed- 
ward Fitzgerald 4 

You  ^  Some  Others,by  Agness  Greene 
Foster 4 

Lavender  &*  Other  Verse,  by  Edward 
Robeson  Taylor 5 

Sonnets,  by  Fanny  Purdy  Palmer       .   5 

On  Friendship's  Altar: 

Friendship,  by  Paul  Elder      .        .        .5 

To  Friendship,  by  Agness  Greene  Fos- 
ter   6 

Love  and  Friendship,by  Lillyan  ShafF- 
ner 6 

A  Book  of  Hospitalities  and  a  Record 
of  Guests,  by  Arthur  Guiterman  .  6 

The  Merry  Note : 

The  Complete  Cynic,  by  Oliver  Her- 
ford,  Ethel  Watts  Mumford,  Addison 

Mizner 7 

Ebisu,  by  W.  O.  McGeehan    .        .        .7 
How  to  Tell  the  Birds  from  the  Flow- 
ers, by  Robert  Williams  Wood  .       .    8 
Animal  Analogues,  by  R.  W.  Wood    .    8 
The  Rubaiyat  of  Omar  Khayyam,  Jr., 

by  "Wallace  Irwin         ....    8 
The  Love  Sonnets  of  a  Hoodlum,  by 

Wallace  Irwin 8 

The  Love  Sonnets  of  a  Car  Conductor, 

by  Wallace  Irwin         .  .        .9 

In  Lighter  Vein,  by  John  De  Morgan  .  9 
Betel  Nuts,  by  Arthur  Guiterman  .  9 
Prosit,  by  The  Spinners'  Club  .  .  10 
A  Century  of  Misquotations,  by  Mary 

B.  Dimond 10 

Sovereign  Woman,  by  Jennie  Day 
Haines 10 

Good  Housewifery: 

The  101  Epicurean  Thrills  .  .  .11 
Spots :  Or  202  Cleansers,  by  Clarice  T. 

Courvoisier 11 

Messages  to  Mothers,  by  Herman 

Partsch,  M.  D 11 

Secrets  of  Beauty  and  Mysteries  of 

Health,  by  Cora  Brown  Potter  .        .  12 

In  Gardens  Green: 

Patience  and  Her  Garden,  by  Ida 

Smith  Decker 12 

Ye  Gardeyne  Boke,  by  Jennie  Day 

Haines      ....  .        .  13 

The  Garden  Book  of  California,  by 

Belle  Sumner  Angier  .        .        .        .13 


Records  of  Pleasant  Visits :         Page 

The  Remembrance  Guest  Book,  by 
Robert  Wilson  Hyde,  Arther  Guiter- 
man   13 

The  Craftsman  Guest  Book,  by  Robert 
Wilson  Hyde,  Arthur  Guiterman  .  14 

A  Book  of  Hospitalities  and  a  Record 
of  Guests,  by  Arthur  Guiterman  .  14 

The  Auto  Guest  Book,  by  Ethel  Watts 
Mumford-Grant,  R.  B.  Glaenzer  .  .  15 

Wedding  Bells: 

The  House  That  Jack  Built  — A  Wed- 
ding Book,  by  Robert  Wilson  Hyde  .  15 

Choice  Presents: 

The  Raven,  by  Edgar  Allan  Poe  .  .  16 
Christmasse  Tyde,  by  Jennie  Day 

Haines 16 

The  Spinners' Book  of  Fiction,  by  The 

Spinners'  Club 17 

Western  Classics      .  .  17 

The  Sea  Fogs,  by  Robert  Louis  Ste- 
venson   18 

The  Case  of  Summerfield,  by  Wil- 
liam H.  Rhodes 18 

Tennessee's  Partner,  by  Bret  Harte  .  18 

A  Son  of  the  Gods  and  A  Horseman 

in  the  Sky,  by  Ambrose  Bierce       .  18 
Weather  Opinions,  by  Jennie  Day 

Haines 18 

In  Other  Lands : 

By  the  Way,  by  Agness  Greene  Foster  18 
Impressions  of  Ukiyo-ye  .  .  .19 
The  Princess  of  Manoa,  by  Mrs.  Frank 

R.  Day 19 

Obil, Keeper  of  Camels,  by  Lucia  Chase 

Bell 20 

The  Tocsin,  by  Esther  Brown  Tiffany  20 

For  the  City: 

The  City  Loved  Around  the  World,  by 
James  Henry  MacLafferty  .  .  .20 

The  Vanished  Ruin  Era,  by  Louis  J. 
Stellmann 21 

College  Days: 

The  College  Freshman's  Don't  Book, 
by  George  Fulerton  Evans  .  .  21 

The  Girl's  College  Record,  by  Virginia 
Woodson  Frame 22 

California  Harvests : 

Bird  Notes  Afield,  Charles  A.  Keeler  .  22 
The  Garden  Bookof  California,by  Belle 

Sumner  Angier 23 

The  Mother  of  California,  bf  Arthur 

Walbridge  North 23 


Contents  —  Continued 


The  Children's  Hour: 


Page 
The  Hump  Tree  Stories,  by  Mary  Joss 

Jones 23 

Slumber  Sea  Chantey  s,by  Lucia  Chase 

Bell,  Rita  Bell  James,  Carrie  Stone 

Freeman 25 

The  Potato  Child  and  Others,  by  Mrs. 

Charles  J.  Woodbury  .  .  .  .25 
Book  of  Nature,  by  Johnny  Jones  .  .  26 
Wonders  of  the  Deep,  by  Johnny  Jones  26 
The  Little  Brown  Hen  Hears  the  Song 

of  the  Nightingale,  by  Jasmine  Stone 

Van  Dresser 26 

The  Twins  and  The  "Whys,  by  Susan 

F.  Thompson 26 

Blottentots  and  How  to  Make  Them, 

by  John  Prosper  Carmel     .        .        .27 

Tidings  of  Comfort  and  Joy : 
Obil, Keeper  of  Camels,by  Lucia  Chase 

Bell 27 

Light  Through  the  Valley,  by  James 

Henry  MacLafferty  .  .  .  .28 
Good  Things  and  Graces,  by  Isabel 

Goodhue 28 

Fear  Not,  by  Delia  J.  Desel  .  .  .28 
Quatrains  of  Christ,  by  George  Creel  28 
Blessings,  by  Agness  Greene  Foster  29 
Syllogisms,  by  Lee  "Washington  .  .  29 
The  Philosophy  of  Hope,  by  David 

Starr  Jordan 29 

The  Works  of  Jesus,  by  Edna  S.  Little  29 
Bible  Mosaics,  by  Agness  Greene  Fos- 
ter      30 

The  Blue  Monday  Book,  by  Jennie  Day 
Haines 30 

Easy-Chair  Studies: 
The  Call  of  the  City,  by  Charles  Mul- 

ford  Robinson 30 

The  Ministry  of  Beauty,  by  Stanton 

Davis  Kirkham 31 

Where  Dwells  the  Soul  Serene,  by 

Stanton  Davis  Kirkham      .        .        .31 


32 


Easy-Chair  Studies—  Continued  pagc 
The  Philosophy  of  Ingersoll,  by  Vere 

Goldthwaite 31 

Mosaic  Essays  (  Collected  ),  by  Paul 

Elder 31 

Mosaic  Essays  (  Booklets  ) ,  by  Paul 

Elder 32 

The  Green  Baize  Table :  * 

Small  Talks  on  Auction  Bridge,  by 

Virginia  M.  Meyer 
Auction  Bridge  Score  Pad,  by  Vir- 
ginia M.  Meyer      32 

Tasteful  Tokens: 

Envelope  Booklets 33 

Envelope  Calendars         .       .        .        .33 

The  Merry  Note  (  continued  ) : 
Army  Goose  Melodies,  by  Florence 
Kellogg  Krebs       .... 

Booklovers'  Luxuries: 
London  Bindings,  selected  volumes, 
executed  by  Root  and  Riviere  . 

A  Pleasant  Forecast: 
Flowers  from  Mediaeval  History,  by 

Minnie  D.  Kellogg 
Recipe  for  a  Happy  Life,  by  Marie 

West  King       ......  38 

Feastday  Dishes  and  Everyday 

Graces  Isy  Isabel  Goodhue        .        .  38 
Tony's  White  Room,by  Winifred  Rich  39 

Privately  Printed: 
An  Address  to  the  Right  Reverend 

William  Ford  Nichols        .        .        .39 
Testimonial  Presented  to  Mr.  Henry 

Dernham 40 

Album  Presented  to  His  Imperial 

Highness  Prince  Tsai  Hsun       .        .  40 
Alphabetical  List: 
Books  and  Booklets .        .        .        .        .41 


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Father  Time:  Page 

Sunbeams   .        .       .        .        .        .        .47 

Heloise 47 

Impressions 47 

Pretty  Good 'World 48 


Calendars,  1911 

Father  Time— Continued  page 

Strengtheners 48 

A  Guide  for  Living 48 

Ducks  on  the  Wing 48 

Sunshine  Philosophy       .        .        .        .48 


Greetings  and  Decorations 

Cards  for  Occasions: 
Birthday  Cards 

For  Special  Occasions     .        .       .        .49 
Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards  .        .  50 

Easter  Cards 52 

Guest  Room  Verses .        .        .        .        ,  53 

St.  Patrick's  Day 59 

Valentines 59 

Leaflets  and  Mottoes  • 

Book  Markers 53    TV,          ^ 

Children's  Leaflets 53    Place  Cards: 

Doggerel  Dodgers 53 

Good  Cheer  Leaflets        .        .        .        .54 
Good  Things  and  Graces       .        .        .54 


Page    Leaflets  and  Mottoes—  Continued  page 

48        Homely  Maxims 54 

Hospitalities 54 

Impression  Leaflets         .       .        .        .55 

Miniature  Leaflets 56 

Miscellaneous 56 

Post  Cards 57 

Shadowings 57 

Strengtheners~ 57 

Sunbeams 57 


Funny  Favors 58 

Place  Cards 58 

Toasts 59 


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from  his  rude  hand  press,  something  of  the 
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worthy  of  the  name.  Publications  are  only 
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with  truly  loving  care.  Such  works  are  not 
arbitrarily  and  sordidly  made.  Often  they 
grow  under  the  maker's  hands,  developing 
finally  in  a  manner  quite  different  from  the 
original  plan,  for  the  skilled  compositor  has 
found  a  new  face  of  type  and  a  method  of 
composition  still  better  suited  to  the  work. 
The  binder  has  suggested  finer,  stronger,  more 
graceful  materials.  Paper  of  more  delicate 
tone  and  better  texture  presents  itself.  The 
artist,  in  consultation,  suggests  more  appeal- 


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ing  designs,  more  alluring  combinations  of 
color.  Then  when  the  book,  pamphlet  or  card 
is  completed,  it  has  been  enriched  by  zealous 
hearts  and  trained  hands  working  in  harmony. 
It  is  warm  with  the  personality  of  its  makers, 
and  this  personality  delights  and  blesses  him 
that  gives  and  him  that  receives.  Now,  with- 
out false  assumption,  the  publishers  of  the 
books,  cards  and  calendars  described  in  the 
following  pages  can  say  that  for  years  they 
have  worked  as  artists,  not  for  profit  alone, 
but  with  love  of  their  work;  and  they  are 
proud  to  know  that  their  efforts  have  been 
rewarded  not  only  by  the  appreciation  of  many 
booklovers,  but  also  by  generous  acknowledg- 
ments of  fellow-publishers  of  their  pre-emi- 
nence in  their  chosen  field— the  production  of 
the  most  artistic,  tasteful  and  beautiful  works 
that  issue  from  the  presses.  In  the  earlier 
pages  of  this  little  book  the  various  publica- 
tions are  briefly  described,  while  in  the  back 
pages,  books,  booklets,  calendars  and  cards  are 
grouped  and  listed  alphabetically,  with  speci- 
fications of  editions  and  prices.  :::::::::: 


Greeting  of  The  Books 

Thy  Host  loves  well,  when  Nights  are  wild  and  cold, 

To  pore  upon  our  Pages  manifold. 

We  Books  are  Friends  of  his, —  so,  prithee,  make 

His  Friends  thy  Friends,  O  Friend,  for  Friendship's  sake ! 

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On  Parnassus:  Never  before  was  there  a  wider 
appreciation  of  verse.  Great  poems  of  the  older 
singers  are  read  as  they  never  were  during  the  lives 
of  their  authors ;  and  at  the  same  time  the  humbler 
work  of  recent  writers  has  won  speedy  recognition 
for  freshness  and  spontaneity.  With  an  ear  for  song 
in  many  keys,  the  singer's  audience  asks  but  that  his 
song  shall  be  of  the  best  of  its  kind. ::::::::::::: 

Sonnets  From  the  Portuguese 

With  Lyric  Interludes  by  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning 

Edited,  with  Preface,  Notes  and  Appendix, 

by  Arthur  Guiterman 

UNLIKE  all  other  arrangements  of  this  noblest  and  tenderest  of  son- 
net sequences,  the  present  limited  edition  sets  forth  the  sonnets  as 
Robert  Browning,  to  whom  they  were  addressed,  loved  to  read 
them  —  that  is,  with  his  wife's  lyrics  on  the  same  personal  theme  as  inter- 
ludes. The  preface  and  notes  throw  new  light  upon  slightly  obscure  pas- 
sages in  the  sonnets,  and  make  them  still  more  vividly  human  by  showing 
to  what  episodes  in  the  courtship  of  the  two  poets  specific  lines  refer. 
Robert  Browning's  poems  to  his  wife  are  also  included  in  the  appendix ; 
in  fact,  the  edition  is  so  arranged  as  to  present  the  whole  beautiful  lyric 
love  story  of  the  Brownings.  The  book  is  exquisitely  printed  in  Caslon 
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on  Van  Gelder  hand-made  paper,  with  a  photogravure  frontispiece,  and 
bound  either  in  dainty  Ancona  boards  or  in  full  leather.  The  sonnets, 
with  their  splendid  note  of  true  devotion,  are  necessary  to  every  library 
and  an  ideal  gift;  and  this  edition,  the  chief  example  of  distinctive  book 
making  produced  by  the  publishers  for  this  year,  is  confidently  commended 
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My  Soul's  Cathedral  and  Other  Poems 

By  James  Henry  MacLafferty 

SOME  rare  verses  linger  in  the  memory  like  the  chime  of  distant 
church  bells  calling  the  soul  to  peace  and  prayer,  soothing  in  their 
cadence,  comforting  in  their  suggestion  of  the  pure  calm  that  is  born 
of  assured  faith.  Not  from  the  cloistered  heart,  but  from  the  heart 
of  he  who  has  lived  in  the  world  of  men,  who  in  the  midst  of  action 
has  solved  his  own  doubts  and  questionings,  comes  the  song  that  most 
surely  cheers,  exalts,  consoles.  Thus,  there  is  in  Mr.  MacLafferty 's  lyrics 
a  warm,  sympathetic  appeal  often  lacking  in  more  pretentious  verse ;  for 
whether  his  theme  be  the  secret  recesses  of  "  My  Soul's  Cathedral,"  the 
trill  of  "The  Meadow  Lark,"  or  the  deep  voice  of  "The  Columbia  River  " 
rushing  "through  the  golden  doors  of  morning,"  his  song  is  ever  brave 
and  uplifting,  ever  instinct  with  the  fervor  of  "  the  man  I  am,  the  man 
I  long  to  be." 


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Ruba'iyat  of  Omar  Khayyam 

FitzGerald's  Final  Version  with  The  Literal  Omar 
Edited  with  Original  Notes  by  Arthur  Guiterman 

T  only  is  FitzGerald's  immortal  adaptation  presented  in  a  most 
delightful  form,  but  in  "  The  Literal  Omar."  printed  as  an  appendix, 
lovers  of  the  Astronomer-Poet  may  see,  stanza  for  stanza,  how  the 
the  old  Persian  originally  phrased  the  verses  that  the  Irish  recluse  so 
musically  echoed  in  English.  Thus,  in  "  The  Literal  Omar,"  the  famous 
twelfth  quatrain,  "A  book  of  verses,"  is  given: 

"  I  desire  a  little  Ruby  "Wine,  and  a  Book  of  Verses, 
'With  Haifa  Loaf  of  Bread — just  enough  to  nourish  me; 
And  then,  that  Thou  and  I  should  sit  in  the  Wilderness 
Is  better  than  the  Kingdom  of  a  Sultan." 

Such  features  as  these,  together  with  perfect  typography,  attractively 
rubricated,  unusual  and  effective  bindings  and  the  eight  beautiful  author- 
ized reproductions  of  the  drawings  by  Gilbert  James,  make  the  book  one 
of  those  rare  presentation  volumes  that  are  sure  to  be  welcome  wherever 
sent.  But  a  moderate  quantity  of  the  first  printing  on  Italian  hand-made 
paper,  either  in  boards  or  leather,  remain,  and  only  a  few  copies  of  the 
limited  numbered  issue  on  Arnold  hand-made  paper. 

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You  and  Some  Others 

Poems  for  Occasions  by  Agness  Greene  Foster 

"Love  is  at  sixty  as  at  twenty." 

IMPULSIVE,  heart-warm  phrases  such  as  these  instantly  endeared 
Mrs.  Foster's  work  to  many  readers,  who  rapidly  exhausted  the 
earlier  edition.  The  new  edition  is  considerably  enlarged  and  con- 
tains nearly  three  times  the  number  of  poems,  grouped  in  accordance 
with  their  applicability  to  the  various  holidays,  Christmas,  New  Year's, 
Valentine's  Day,  Easter,  etc.,  as  well  as  to  family  festivals  and  other  red- 
letter  days.  These  graceful  and  charming  verses  are  suitable  for  reading, 
recitation  or  inscription  in  gift  books  or  upon  greeting  cards  for  holidays, 
birthdays  and  other  occasions,  and  tender  lines  such  as  "The  You  I 
Love "  make  the  volume  unusually  suitable  for  presentation  to  intimate 
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Lavender  and  Other  Verse 

By  Edward  Robeson  Taylor 

IN  THIS  simple  but  elegant  volume,  published  in  a  limited  edition  of 
230  numbered  copies  of  which  but  200  are  for  sale,  the  former  Mayor 
of  San  Francisco  has  collected  his  later  sonnets  and  translations.  The 
book  is  printed  from  antique  black-face  type  on  Italian  hand-made  paper 
and  bound  in  full  Ancona  Perugia  with  back  bands.    Of  the  verses  it  is 
but  necessary  to  say  that  they  show  the  same  true  feeling  and  fine  crafts- 
manship that  mark  Mr.  Taylor's  earlier  poems. 

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Sonnets 

By  Fanny  Purdy  Palmer 

A  I  AHE  contents  are  arranged  in  two  groups,  first  "California  Sonnets" 
?  followed  by  "  Post  Meridiem,"  presenting  the  author's  more  intimate 
^  fancies  and  speculations.  *  *  *  "  *  The  Meadow  Lark '  *  *  *  that  is 
poetry  of  absolute  grandeur,  and  of  beautiful  form;  and  is,  moreover,  the 
work  of  a  human  intellect  of  great  strength  and  quality  —  and  yet  this  re- 
markable book  is  filled  with  just  such  specimens,  showing  how  a  rugged 
human  intellect  can  handle  dancing  thought.  *  *  *  I  have  not  seen  a 
book  in  forty  years  its  equal  in  construction  and  taste.  The  themes  are 
great,  and  the  publisher's  work  is  in  excellent  keeping  with  that  of  the 
author." — From  an  extended  review  in  "Book  Notes"  by  Sidney  S.  Rider. 
Printed  on  Italian  hand-made  paper  in  a  limited  edition,  bound  in  Fab- 
riano  boards,  boxed. 

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Two  other  volumes  of  verse,  namely  "Quatrains  of  Christ,'*  a  Rubaiyat  of  Christian 
Faith,  by  George  Creel,  and  "Light  Through  the  Valley."  a  Poem  of  Consolation,  by 
James  Henry  MaLafferty  are  described  in  the  group  Tidings  of  Comfort  and  Joy.  . 


On  Friendship's  Altar:  After  all,  that  Brotherhood 
of  Man,  toward  which,  optimistic  prophets  declare, 
we  are  constantly  progressing,  is  but  universal  Friend- 
ship. Not  Love,  romantic  Love  in  the  narrower 
sense,  but  Friendship,  which  has  been  defined  as 
"Love  without  his  wings/'  is  the  highest  compelling 
influence  in  our  modern  world.  So  what  wonder  that 
books  on  Friendship  are  in  such  constant  request  as 
gifts  from  friend  to  friend. ::::::::::::::::::::: 

Friendship 

A  Mosaic  Essay  by  Paul  Elder 

SO  MANY  mighty  pens  have  been  employed  on  this  one  great  theme 
that  it  often  seems  better  to  present  the  best  of  what  has  been  said 
rather  than  to  endeavor  to  say  something  new.    In  this  peculiarly 
presentable  book,  the  utterances  of  great  thinkers  are  so  pieced  together 


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Friendship — Con  tin  ued 

as  to  form  a  consecutive  treatise  on  Friendship  in  all  its  moods  and  tenses. 
The  frontispiece  is  a  decorated  motto  card,  "Just  One  Friend,"  by  Robert 
Louis  Stevenson.  The  essay  has  been  recom posed  in  hand-set  Cheltenham 
type  and  beautifully  printed  and  rubricated  on  Van  Gelder  hand-made 
paper.  The  Comrade  Edition  is  bound  in  rich  Totomi  Omi  boards,  ex- 
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To  Friendship 

A  Lyric  Toast  by  Agness  Greene  Foster 

"just  love !  Love  something1,  some  one, 
And  friends  will  flock 
Like  snow-birds  to  the  window-ledge 
Where  lies  the  crumb." 

FOSTER'S  fine  exaltation  of  Friendship  is  now  presented  in  a 
decorated  booklet,  with  a  photogravure  of  Calderon's  touching 
painting  of  Ruth  and  Naomi,  "Intreat  me  not  to  leave  thee." 
tipped  on  as  a  frontispiece.  The  booklet  is  printed  with  decorations  in  two 
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Love  and  Friendship 

New  Epigrams  by  Lillyan  Shaffher 

«"V  TT  TORDS  are  Love's  weapon;  deeds,  friendship's  defense."  "Love 
\/\/  is  the  benediction  of  life;  friendship,  the  altar  on  which  we 
**  **  burn  this  priceless  incense."  Both  thoughtfulness  and  unusual 
power  of  compact  expression  mark  these  contrasted  modern  maxims.  The 
booklet  starts  with  an  original  frontispiece,  an  attractive  type  display  of 
"A  New  Commandment "  being  the  following  gentle  admonition :  "  With 
friendly  eyes,  salute  God's  world  each  day ;  with  friendly  hands,  help  lift 
the  ones  who  fall ;  with  friendly  thoughts,  speak  words  of  truth ;  with 
friendly  hearts,  believe  there 's  good  in  all ;  with  honest  soul,  seek  friend- 
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A  Book  of  Hospitalities 

A  Guest  Book  with  Verses  and  House  Mottoes 
by  Arthur  Guiterman 

HOSPITALITY  is  surely  one  of  the  manifestations  of  Friendship, 
and  this  book  is  a  most  suitable  acknowledgment  of  hospitality  to 
send  to  hospitable  friends.  On  each  left-hand  page  are  consecutive 
verses  in  which  the  inmates  and  parts  of  the  house  in  turn  speak  a  wel- 
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The  Merry  Note:  Fun  is  a  most  distinct  and  im- 
portant element  in  our  literature,  even  though  it  is 
not  discussed  in  learned  essays  as  are  Wit  <§^  Humor. 
Fun  is  high-spirited  and  joyous  with  a  boyish  light- 
ness and  irresponsibility  that  even  Humor  cannot 
compass.  It  is  that  gay  trilogy,  Fun,  Wit  <§^  Humor, 
that  keeps  the  old  World  young  and  merry, :::::: 

The  Complete  Cynic 

Being  Bunches  of  Wisdom  Culled  from  the  Calendars  of 
Oliver  Herford,  Ethel  Watts  Mumford  &  Addison  Mizner 

THIS,  may  it  please  you,  is  a  select  example  of  clear  wit.    Every  one 
who  has  seen  any  one  of  the  calendars  of  the  last  five  years,  the  best 
things  of  which  appear  in  this  thrice-refined  essence  of  them   all, 
will  realize  how  good  it  must  be.    The  many  illustrations  and  the  very 
decorations  in  red  and  black  arc  full  of  laughter.    And  the  perverted  prov- 
erbs which  form   part  of  the  contents  are  funnier  and  often  much  truer 
than  the  originals.  For  instance :  "  People  who  love  in  glass  houses  should 
pull  down  the  blinds."  " Where  there's  a  will  there's  a  law-suit."  "What 
is  home  without  another  ? "  "  Actresses  will  happen  in  the  best  regulated 
families."  "  Only  the  young  die  good."  It  is  not  a  calendar  this  year,  but 
a  bright,  gaily  printed,  profusely  illustrated,  attractively  bound  book,  full 
from  cover  to  cover  with  clever  material  in  text,  illustration  and  decoration. 
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Ebisu,  The  Luck  God 

His  Greetings,  Rhymed  by  W.  O.  McGeehan 

NOW  this  is  a  bit  of  pure  fun.  Ebisu,  you  must  know,  is  a  Japanese 
God  of  Good  Luck,  "  Keeper  of  the  Luck  Gate's  key,  warden  of  the 
good  to  be,"  son  of  Izanagi  and  Izanami,  and  his  jolly  photographs 
are  reproduced  from  an  image  of  old  Shigaraki  ware,  dated  about  1460. 
His  greetings  are  sent  in  a  triple  screen  of  heavy,  antique  finish  cover. 
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the  god's  droll  rear  view,  with  a  request  to  turn  him  for  luck.  Following 
this  good  advice,  the  friend  who  receives  the  folder  will  be  confronted  with 
Ebisu's  irresistible,  pervasive  smile  and  his  good  luck  wishes.  Mr.  Mc- 
Geehan's  interpretative  verses  are  pleasantly  musical  and  poetical  in  their 
rendering  of  the  jolly  god's  mission  and  provide  him  with  special  settings 
of  Christmas  or  Every  Day  Greetings  as  desired. 

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How  to  Tell  the  Birds  from  the  Flowers 

A  Manual  of  Flornithology  for  Beginners 
by  Robert  Williams  Wood 

ANOTHER  bit  of  pure  Fun.    And  the  only  danger  in  it  is  that  its 
success  may  eclipse  the  author's  reputation  as  a  scientist,  well- 
earned  by  very  practical  discoveries  in  the  course  of  his  work  as 
professor  of  experimental  physics  at   Johns  Hopkins  University.    In  the 
course  of  his  gambols  with  Flora  and  Fame,  Professor  Wood  discloses  the 
only  safe  method  for  distinguishing  the  Bird  from  the  Burdock,  the  Parrot 
from  the  Carrot,  the  Clover  from  the  Plover,  and  the  Rue  from  the  Rooster. 
He  does  it  in  verse,  too,  and  with  lots  of  pictures  that  he  drew  all  by  him- 
self, free-hand,  just  like  Michael  Angelo.    It  comes  in  a  box. 
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Animal  Analogues 

Further  Extravagances  of  a  Flori-faunal  Unnaturalist 
by  Robert  Williams  Wood 

THIS   is   a    serious  case  of  ingrowing  depravity.    Herein  Professor 
Wood  continues  his  mad  career,  expatiating  upon  the  resemblances 
between  the  Doe  and  the  Dodo,  the  Antelope  and  the  Cantelope, 
the  Pansy  and  the  Chimpanzee,  the  Pipe-fish  and  the  Sea-gar,  and  others 
too  numerous  to  mention.    It  was  necessary  to  enclose  each  copy  tightly  in 
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The  Rubaiyat  of  Omar  Khayyam,  Jr. 

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Things  by  Wallace  Irwin.   Illustrated 

by  Gelett  Burgess 

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What  "They  Say"  in  Hindustan.   Oriental  Epigrams 

Interpreted  and  Rhymed  in  English 

by  Arthur  Guiterman 

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A  Century  of  Misquotations 

Wise  Sayings  Mirthfully  Arranged  by  Mary  B.  Diamond 

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Good  Housewifery :  Recipes  for  reducing  the  cost 
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A  Kitchen  Library  of  Original  Recipes  Conveniently 
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Spots:  Or  202  Cleansers 

Compiled  by  Clarice  T.  Courvoisier 

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Talks  on  Simple  Methods  and  Natural  Diet 
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The  Secrets  of  Beauty  &  Mysteries  of  Health 

'With  Recipes  Gathered  in  Many  Lands 
by  Cora  Brown  Potter 

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In  Gardens  Green :  To  those  who  have  themselves 
tasted  those  joys  of  Eden,— sowing  and  watering,  and 
gathering  the  fruits  or  flowers  of  their  own  rearing,  — 
all  literature  relating  to  gardens,  be  it  practical  or 
poetical,  is  endeared  for  the  sake  of  the  subject  alone. 
Besides,  through  heredity  we  are  all  gardeners  at  heart 
and  cannot  but  love  the  lore  of  sweet  earth  and  green 
things  growing.  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Patience  and  Her  Garden 

A  Whimsical  Parable  for  Clubwomen,  Housekeepers 
and  Gardeners,  by  Ida  Smith  Decker 

NOW  Patience  had  a  garden — as  have  many  others — and  it    was 
her  heart's  delight  to  toil  in  her  chosen  little  plot  made  sweet  by 
the  kiss  of  sunbeams  and  the  caresses  of  rain  and  dew.  For,  in  the 
words  of  the  lovely  lyric  illumined  upon  the  leaflet  serving  as  a  frontis- 
piece for  the  winsome  booklet  wherein  her  tale  is  told, 

**A  garden  is  a  lovesome  thing,  God  wot ! 
Rose  plot,  fringed  pool,  fern 'd  grot— 
The  veriest  school 
Of  peace ;  and  yet  the  fool 
Contends  that  God  is  not  — 

Not  God !  in  gardens !  when  the  eve  is  cool? 
Nay,  but  I  have  a  sign : 
'T  is  very  sure  God  walks  in  mine." 

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than  snail  or  slug  or  small  green  worm,  and  how  this  truth  became  clear 
to  her,  and  what  she  did  when  the  scales  fell  from  her  eyes,  is  the  theme  of 
this  half-sportive  little  story.  Then  let  all  true  garden-lovers  read  the  brief 
narrative  of  Patience  and  Her  Garden,  so  that  their  own  gardens  shall 
more  abundantly  flourish  with  leaf  and  flower  and  fruit.  Yea,  and  upon 
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Ye  Gardeyne  Boke 

Sayings  About  Gardens  and  Plants  That  Grow  Therein 
Compiled  by  Jennie  Day  Haines 

"IT  TT  TTHAT  *S  the  use  of  having  views  if  no  one  confirms  or  contradicts 

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The  Garden  Book  of  California 

By  Belle  Sumner  Angier 

F  |  ^HIS  well-illustrated  volume  on  far  Western  gardens  contains  much 
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The  Remembrance  Guest  Book 

Designed  by  Robert  Wilson  Hyde  with 
Verses  by  Arthur  Guiterman 

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Designed  by  Robert  Wilson  Hyde,  with  Verses 
by  Arthur  Guiterman 

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A  Book  of  Hospitalities 

With  a  Foreword  on  Old  Hou^e  Mottoes 
by  Arthur  Guiterman 

f  I  \HIS  might  be  called  a  reading  guest  book.   The  foreword  is  a  bright 
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THE  HEARTH 

"The  Hearth  am  I,  the  deep  Heart  of  the  Dwelling; 
A  pleasant  Nook  for  Ease  and  Story-telling ; 
Where  Friendship's  Flame  shall  find  a  glad  Renewal, 
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For  Recording  Motor  Trips  and  Adventures, 
by  Ethel  Watts-Mumford  Grant  and  R.  B.  Glaenzer 

SINCE  so  many  good  Americans  only  use  houses  to  sleep  in,  but  autos 
to  live  in,  the  rich-toned,  humorously  decorated  pages  of  this  book 
have  been  prepared  to  receive  full  accounts  of  motor  trips,  adven- 
tures, yes,  and  mishaps  and  expenses,  for  those  who  choose  to  remember 
such  things.    Not  only  bright  drawings  in  two  colors,  but  also  the  electro- 
gasoline  maxims  of  Punbad  the  Railer  enliven  the  pages.    The  Motor  Edi- 
tion is  bound  in  full  linen ;  the  Spark  Plug  Edition,  in  full  red  automobile 
leather,  and  each  book  is  enclosed  in  a  red  box  on  which  appears  the  gold 
cup,  the  "Trophy  of  the  Chased." 

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Wedding  Bells:  All  the  world  loves  a  bride.  On  one 
brief  day  in  a  woman's  life  she  is  the  most  important 
person  in  her  circle ;  and  on  that  day  friends  would 
leave  undone  nothing  that  could  add  to  her  happiness. 
Meet  is  it,  then,  to  preserve  in  suitable  form  all  the 
records  and  memorials  of  her  most  memorable  day. 

"Wedding  Book 

The  House  That  Jack  Built  by 
Robert  Wilson  Hyde 

/  a  ^HE  skill  of  binder  and  colorist,  the  resources  of  art,  humor  and  senti- 
ment combine  to  make  this  book  worthy,  as  no  other  ever  has  been, 
•*•     to  preserve  all  memories  of  the  bridal  day. 

"  This  is  the  House  that  Jack  Built. 
This  is  Sir  Jack  of  High  Renown, 
You've  heard  of  him,  I'll  wager  a  crown, 
That  built  the  House  that  Jack  Built. 
This  is  the  Maid  of  the  Dainty  Gown 
That  captured  Jack  of  High  Renown 
And  lived  in  the  House  that  Jack  Built." 

So  the  merry  rhyme  runs  from  page  to  page,  telling  of  the  bride,  the  bride- 
groom, their  future  home,  the  bridesmaids,  the  bridesmen,  the  day,  the  church, 
the  "  parchment "  (which  naturally  means  the  marriage  certificate),  the  kith 
and  kin, —  aunts,  uncles,  cousins  and  all, —  the  friends,  the  gifts,  thoroughly 
classified,  the  feast  and  the  toasts  and  songs  with  which  it  was  celebrated, 
all  with  ample  room  for  recording  details  under  these  and  other  heads.  A 
broad  panel  design,  gorgeous  in  many  colors  and  gold,  shows  all  the  char- 
acters, properties  and  scenery  of  this  great  domestic  drama,  running  con- 
tinuously along  the  upper  part  of  the  doubled  pages;  and  the  pictures  are 
none  the  less  attractive  because  the  characters  are  portrayed  with  the 
splendid  costumes  and  appointments  of  the  Middle  Ages.  Below  this  design 
on  each  page  is  the  space  for  records  and  the  mounting  of  photographs 
and  souvenirs,  in  some  copies  left  entirely  blank,  but  in  others  filled  in  with 

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Choice  Presents:  In  addition  to  the  value  of  their 
contents,  some  books  possess,  by  virtue  of  the  care 
and  skill  that  has  been  lavished  in  their  making,  that 
peculiar  quality  of  "  giveableness  "  which  we  attach 
to  goldsmiths'  and  silversmiths'  work  and  other  artis- 
tic productions.  All  good  books  are  worthy  presents ; 
but  gift  books  declare  in  unmistakable  language,  "  I 
am  a  present."  ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 


The  Raven 

Prefaced  by  The  Philosophy  of  Composition 
by  Edgar  Allan  Poe 

BY  MANY  "The  Raven  "is  considered  the  most  remarkable  Ameri- 
can poem;  and  the  essay,  The  Philosophy  of  Composition,  in  which 
the  poet  describes  the  method  by  which  his  masterpiece  was  con- 
structed, is  an  illuminative  contribution  to  the  literature  of  critical  analysis 
which  may  more  fittingly  precede  a  reprint  of  the  poem  than  any  intro- 
duction written  by  another  hand.  The  poem  with  the  author's  own  com- 
mentary is  here  published  in  a  large  quarto  printed  on  Arches  hand-made 
paper  in  perfect  typography  with  liberal  use  of  photogravure  illustration,  and 
rubricated  designed  initials.  The  Pallas  Edition  is  bound  in  gray  Ancona 
boards  with  leather  backbone.  The  Fordham  Edition  in  chocolate  Flemish 
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Christmasse  Tyde 

Yule-tide  Quotations  and  Holiday  Lore,  Compiled  by 
Jennie  Day  Haines 

CHRISTMAS  books  are  ever  in  demand ;  but  this  book,  most  Christ- 
massy in  its  contents,  combines  interest  and  utility  with  the  highest 
degree  of  beauty.    It  contains  Christmas  poems,  selections,  hymns 
and  carols;  little  chapters  on  Ye  Holly  Branch,  Ye  Mistletoe  Bough,  Ye 
Yule  Log,  Ye  Christmasse  Waytes,  Christmasse  Lullabies,  and  all  subjects 
pertaining  to  the  Twelve  Days  of  Yule.   What  else  is  needed  for  Christ- 

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mas  reading  or  the  school  celebration?  Printed  in  the  clear  old  missal 
style,  the  rich  black  text  and  the  strong  headings  in  their  rules  of  antique 
red  stand  out  as  though  embossed  upon  the  creamy  ground  of  old  Nor- 
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The  Spinners'  Book  of  Fiction 

Colorful  Stories  by  Modern  Western  Writers 
Collected  by  the  Book  Committee  of  the  Spinners'  Club 

MANY  tales  are  called  "  typically  Western."  But  there  are  not  only 
representative  stories  by  seventeen  distinguished  California  authors, 
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Geraldine  Bonner,  James  Hopper,  Mary  Halleck  Foote,  Frank  Norris  and 
Miriam  Michelson  alone  guarantee  the  quality  of  the  contents.    It  is  the 
strong  voice  of  the  far  West.    Printed  on  fine  white  deckle-edge  paper 
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Western  Classics 

Four  Masterpieces  from  the  Pacific  Coast 

LITTLE  gems  of  American  literature  in  perfect  settings  that  will  be 
prized  in  any  library  not  merely  for  their  literary  appeal,  but  as  ex- 
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decoration,  reserved  in  character,  is  in  perfect  harmony  with  the  text.  Each 
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The  Tamalpais  Edition,  single,  presents  the  separate  volumes  each  in  a 
hinged  case  of  a  similar  character.  In  the  Bookcraft  Edition,  each  volume 
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ested either  in  good  literature  or  good  bookmaking.  The  titles  are : 

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by  Thomas  R.  Bacon  and  the  frontispiece  by  Albertine  Randall  Wheelan. 

2.  The  Case  Of  Summerfield.   By  William  H.  Rhodes.    Geraldine 
Bonner  supplies  the  introduction  and  Galen  J.  Perrett  the  frontispiece. 

3.  Tennessee's  Partner.   By  Bret  Harte.    The  introduction  is   by 
William  Dallam  Armes.  The  frontispiece  is  by  Albertine  Randall  Wheelan. 

4.  A  Son  of  the  Gods  ^  A  Horseman  in  the  Sky.  By  Ambrose 
Bierce.    Introduction  by  W.  C.  Morrow.    Frontispiece  by  Will  Jenkins. 

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Weather  Opinions 

Well-weathered  Wisdom  with  Interleaves  on  Weather 
Subjects,  Compiled  by  Jennie  Day  Haines 

HERE  are  quotations,  proverbs,  weather  rhymes,  weather  signs  and 
cheerful  weather  philosophy  to  help  out  the  perennial  discussion 
of  society's  favorite  subject.    The  book  is  printed  on  cream  Nor- 
mandy vellum  with  green  border  rules  and  original  decorations.  Also,  there 
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Most  people  are  weather  grumblers.  This  is  an  appropriate  gift  to  all  such, 
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In  Other  Lands:  " Homekeeping  youth  have  ever 
homely  wits."  Still,  many  of  us  are  compelled  to  do 
our  traveling  in  the  spirit  rather  than  in  the  body. 
And,  after  all,  there  are  plenty  of  alert  readers  who 
have  obtained  broader  views  of  foreign  lands  from 
the  printed  page  than  many  travelers  have  taken  in 
through  the  naked  or  spectacled  eye.  Not  only  the 
book  of  foreign  travel,  but  also  books  on  foreign  liter- 
ature, art  history  and  romance  may  be  our  mental 
passports  into  other  climes.  :::::::::::::::::::: 

By  the  Way 

Pleasant  Travel  Letters  with  Useful  Notes  for  Tourists 
by  Agness  Greene  Foster 

TOO  many  travelers  go  to  foreign  lands  to  find  fault  because  things 
are  different  from  what  they  are  at  home.  But  the  author  of"  By  the 
Way,"  a  simple-natured,  sweet-hearted  observer  on  each  of  her  tours, 
went  to  enjoy  new  sights  and  to  drink  in  new  beauties  without  the  incessant 

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query  whether  they  were  inferior  or  superior  to  others.  There  is  nothing  of 
dry  guide-book  recital  in  this  book ;  it  is  more  like  a  travel  novel,  and  is  full 
of  the  author's  kindly  personality,  written  in  a  wonderfully  enjoyable  man- 
ner, bright,  vivid,  conversational,  presenting  an  exceptionally  entertaining 
story  in  an  easy,  picturesque  style.  The  information  is  cleverly  woven  in 
through  a  series  of  bright  letters  dealing  with  interesting  people  and  places. 
England,  Ireland,  Scotland,  The  Netherlands,  Switzerland,  Germany,  Aus- 
tria-Hungary, Italy,  Greece,  and  European  and  Asiatic  Turkey  are  among 
the  countries  visited,  with  characteristic  comment  and  anecdote.  Here  is  a 
little  bit  which  forms  the  closing  paragraph  of  the  chapter  on  Turkey,  and 
which  may  be  taken  as  a  specimen  of  the  writer's  literary  skill :  "  In  spite 
of  the  night  spent  on  —  and  in — the  black  waters  of  the  Bosphorus,  when 
I  think  of  Constantinople,  it  is  not  of  this  —  not  of  its  filthy  streets,  nor  its 
thousands  of  pariah  dogs,  not  of  their  howls  nor  the  well  nigh  unbearable 
din  of  bells  and  yells  —  but  of  my  first  view  of  a  phantom-like  city,  seated 
on  seven  hills,  the  sides  covered  with  many-colored  roofs  which  slope  down 
to  a  long,  white  kiosk,  of  minarets,  of  mosques  with  slender  spires,  and  of 
one  tall  sentinel  cypress  tree  in  the  foreground,  all  seen  through  the  haze 
of  dawn  over  Marmora's  blue  waters."  The  book  is  thoroughly  indexed,  and 
a  list  of  hotels  and  pensions  in  places  visited  will  be  found  a  feature  of 
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ures  tipped  upon  pages  blank  except  for  the  title  of  the  picture.  Nothing 
could  be  better  as  a  "Bon  Voyage  "  gift  than  this  book,  neatly  and  service- 
ably  bound  in  flexible  linen. 

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Impressions  of  Ukiyo-ye 

Telling  of  the  Japanese  Color-print  Artists  and  Their  Work 
by  Dora  Amsden 

FROM  this  fascinating  survey  of  the  national  art  of  Japan  one  cannot 
but  gain  an  idea  of  Japan  itself,  for  the  old  Japanese  color  prints  do 
not  concern  themselves  so  much  with  history  or  classic  allegories  as 
with  the  every-day,  intimate  life  of  the  people.   The  book  is  of  itself  an  art 
treasure,  printed  in  Japanese  effects  on  double-leaved  Japan  paper  and 
illustrated  with  many  fine  examples  of  the  work  of  the  old  artists  whose 
romantic  lives  and  notable  productions  are  interpreted  and  described  in 
the  text.  The  characteristic  Japanese  touch  also  appears  in  the  workman- 
ship of  the  unbleached  linen  binding. 

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The  Princess  of  Manoa 

With  Other  Romantic  Folk-tales  of  Old  Hawaii 
by  Mrs.  Frank  R.  Day 

HERE  are  the  well-told  legends  of  a  wild  yet  lovable  race  —  stories 
of  love  and  heroism,  tales  of  the  tawny  Kanakas  and  their  potent 
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Obil,  Keeper  of  Camels 

Being  the  Parable  of  the  Man  Whom  the  Disciples  Saw 
Casting  Out  Devils,  by  Lucia  Chase  Bell 

A  STRONG,  vivid  tale  of  Palestine  in  the  days  of  the  Christ.  Simply, 
devoutly,  and  well  in  accordance  with  this  spirit  of  sacred  tradition, 
Mrs.  Bell  has  woven  a  tale  of  this  unnamed  doer  of  deeds  in  a  pictur- 
esque parable,  the  deep  intrinsic  truth  of  which  will  be  recognized  by  all. 

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The  Tocsin 

A  Stirring  Drama  of  Florence  in  the  Time  of  the  Medici 
by  Esther  Brown  Tiffany 

E  fancies  'The  Tocsin 'as  it  might  seem  were  it  offered  on  the 
stage,  a  modern  miracle  play,  and  the  thought  is  all  in  its  favor,  for 
assuredly  it  is  something  susceptible  of  most  satisfactory  and  suc- 
cessful presentation  to  an  audience  sufficiently  refined  to  recognize  its  great 
merit.  Doubtless  through  this  channel  more  will  be  heard  of  this  remarkable 
play,  for  its  value  in  this  direction  will  scarcely  be  overlooked  by  discerning 
artists  seeking  a  medium  through  which  to  command  public  approval  and 
support.  As  a  literary  production,  regardless  of  its  further  possibilities, 
'The  Tocsin '  is  of  superlative  delicacy  and  rare  distinction." — The  Bellman. 
Printed  on  hand-made  paper  and  bound  in  Fabriano  boards  in  a  limited 
edition,  of  which  there  are  but  a  few  copies  left. 

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For  the  City!  It  cannot  be  called  mere  local  pride 
that  makes  the  people  of  San  Francisco  exalt  their 
city,  for  by  their  full  devotion  they  have  proven  that 
city  worthy  the  patriotic  ardor  that  she  has  inspired. 
A  noble  pride  is  a  promise  of  high  endeavor.  It  is 
well  that  one  should  be  unashamed  to  proclaim  him- 
self "  a  citizen  of  no  mean  city."  :::::::::::::::: 

The  City  Loved  Around  the  World 

A  Toast  to  San  Francisco  by 
James  Henry  MacLafferty 

SO  GENERAL  has  been  the  acclaim  of  this  exaltation  of"  The  City  that 
Is !  The  City  to  Be ! "  and  its  wide  acceptance  as  the  very  epitome  of 
the  spirit  and  aspirations  of  San  Francisco,  that  h  was  found  necessary 
to  present  it  in  durable  form,  for  use  as  a  gift  or  as  a  souvenir  at  banquets 
and  celebrations.    It  is  printed  with  decorations  in  two  colors  in  a  booklet 
of  kid-skin  parchment. 

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The  Vanished  Ruin  Era 

San  Francisco's  Classic  Artistry  of  Ruins  Recalled  in  Picture 
and  Song  by  Louis  J.  Stellmann 

IN  THIS  volume  the  strange,  weird  loveliness  of  a  city,  beautiful  in  de- 
struction, is  recorded  in  pictures  and  verses  for  those  who  now  glory  in 
the  splendor  of  that  city  born  anew.  To  quote  the  author's  preface:  "  To 
those  upon  whose  minds  the  panorama  of  the  events  of  four  reconstructive 
years  is  ineffaceably  impressed,  there  are  memories  beautiful  as  well  as  awe- 
some, and  among  these  are  the  pictures  of  that  modern  Acropolis  which  the 
Fire  God  created — that  ephemeral  and  vanished  ruin  era  which  in  its  weird, 
flame-wrought  transformation  made  things  of  beauty  out  of  hovels,  which 
carved  shapes  of  classic  dignity  out  of  structural  atrocities,  which  lent  a 
touch  of  magical,  if  spurious,  age-refinement  to  the  fire-ravaged  areas,  akin 
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great  value.  In  the  democracy  of  the  college  world 
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post-graduate  course  in  the  greater  world.  No  mem- 
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collegiate  years.  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

The  College  Freshman's  Don't  Book 

Prepared  for  Unguided  Freshmen  at  Large 
by  George  Fulerton  Evans  (  A.  B.),  a  Sympathizer 

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The  Girl's  College  Record 

A  Treasury  for  Memories  of  Student  Days 
Arranged  by  Virginia  Woodson  Frame 

HEREIN  is  space  for  the  records  of  all  the  events  and  impressions  of  a 
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Californian  Harvests:  Many  have  remarked  that 
to  visit  California  is  to  enter  a  new  -world,  so  distinct 
is  the  State  from  all  her  sister  commonwealths.  Yet 
differences  in  physical  features,  climate,  vegetation, 
architecture  and  even  modes  and  customs  by  no 
means  imply  lack  of  mutual  sympathy.  All  the  world 
is  interested  in  California,  as  California  is  interested 
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Bird  Notes  Afield 

Essays  on  the  Winged  Folk  of  the  Pacific  Coast,  with  a 
Field  Check  List,  by  Charles  A.  Keeler 

SNAPSHOTS  of  wild  birds  at   home  illustrate  this  delightful  work, 
written  by  one  who  is  on  intimate  visiting  terms  with  his  little  feath- 
ered friends.  His  stories  of  the  haunts  and  ways  of  the  bird  neighbors 
are  both  readable  and  important  as  contributions  to  the  study  of  the  orni- 
thology of  the  Western  Coast.    The  book  contains  a  valuable  field  check 
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by  Belle  Sumner  Angier 

CALIFORNIA  gardens  are  famous,  and  this  book  tells  of  some  of  them 
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The  Mother  of  California 

Lower  California — Its  Strange  History  and  Coming 
Importance,  by  Arthur  Walbridge  North 

WITH  an  Introduction  by  Cyrus  C.  Adams  of  the  American  Geo- 
graphical Society.    Prospecting  in  territory  but  slightly  touched 
by  the  historian,  Mr.  North  has  reconstructed  from  old  Spanish 
documents  and  later  records  the  first  history  of  the  long  finger  of  land  that 
points  to  the  Panama  Canal, —  the  peninsula  which,  he  tells  us,  we  occu- 
pied during  the  Mexican  War,  but,  failing  to  recognize  its  coming  strategic 
importance,  relinquished  as  "the  tail-end  of  an  earthquake."  The  book  is 
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research  and  also  all  those  who  take  delight  in  the  romance  of  history. 
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The  Children's  Hour:  Interesting  the  children  is 
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the  little  ones  have  a  strong  appreciation  of  clear, 
naive  humor,  stories  rippling  with  merry  little  inci- 
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The  Hump  Tree  Stories 

Merry  Tales  of  Little  Folk  of  Field  and  Forest,  Marsh 
and  Garden,  by  Mary  Joss  Jones 

NOW  these  stories  are  all  true,  for  they  are  told  mainly  on  the  excellent 
authority  of  Mr.  Big  Bill  Brown  Bird  of  the  Low-Limbed  Hump 
Tree.    And  they  tell  of  the  adventures  of  High-Hopper  Grasshop- 
per, Hum  per,  the  Green  Worm,  Black  Brother,  the  Little  Wild  Pig,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Black  Bird  who  are  so  wise  and  clever,  Little  Miss  Tadlets  the  Ambi- 

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winks  with  his  wings,  Dickey  Swift,  the  Squirrel,  and  other  entertaining 
folk  of  the  Woodland,  the  River  Bank,  the  Garden  Lands,  the  Green  Grass 
Region  and  «  The  Swamp_Grass  country, 

"Where  the  willows  shake, 

"Where  the  grasses  wave, 

And  the  Blackbirds  say  *  Good  Morning.* " 

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and  excitingly  true.  It  is  full  of  pictures  by  R.  L.  Hudson,  wonderfully  illus- 
trative, and  of  delightful  decorations,  head  and  tail  pieces  and  initial  letters 
that  are  both  interesting  and  entertaining  and  very  good  drawing.  The  book 
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The  Hump  Tree  Booklets 

SOMETIMES  it  is  pleasant  to  send  a  child  a  little  gift  in  a  delightful 
form,  or  to  prolong  a  pleasure  by  sending  a  succession  of  little  gifts 
instead  of  one  large  present.    So  here  are  the  individual  Hump  Tree 
Stories,  each  in  a  little  illustrated  book  by  itself  bound  in  a  gaily  colored 
flexible  cloth-of-gold  cover.   And  they  are  called: 

1.  Mr.  High-Hopper  Grasshopper. 

"High-Hopper  Grasshopper,  quick  as  a  wink; 
Did  he  hop  to  the  sun,  or  what  do  you  think  ?  ** 

2.  Humper,  the  Green  Worm. 

"  Open  my  leaves  and  then  you  will  see 
How  Humper,  the  Green  Worm,  kept  house  in  my  Tree.** 

3.  Black  Hawk,  the  Sky  Pirate. 

"Little  Mrs.  Black  Bird,  safely  in  her  nest ; 
And  far  away  goes  old  Black  Hawk  winging  to  his  rest.1* 

4.  Black  Brother. 

"  'Come  here  to  Me-e-e- '  calls  Mother,  and  all  the  Piggies  run  ; 
Black  Brother  ?  No,  he 's  lagging  — he  *s  the  naughty  little  one.'* 

5.  Mrs.  Wriggles  in  the  Swamp-Grass  Country. 

"Hooked  within  tlv's  leafy  book  and  this  is  what  I  found i 
A  wriggling  Mrs.  Wriggles,  wriggling  all  around." 

6.  Luminiferous  Miss  Tadlets. 

"Is  that  Miss  Tadlets  sitting  in  the  cool  pool  all  alone? 
I  wonder  if  she's  wondering  where  all  the  flies  have  flown  ! w 

7.  Winky  Pink,  the  Butterfly. 

"  Winky  Pink,  Winky  Pink,  where  do  you  fly, 
Like  a  little  pink  flower  afloat  in  the  sky  ?  " 

8.  Dickey  Swift,  the  Squirrel :  His  Escape. 

"Dickey  Swift,  scurry  to  the  tip  end  of  your  bough, 
And  scold  the  greedy,  grunting  Pigs  that  tease  the  kind  old  Sow." 

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these  booklets  or  the  complete  volume,  for  the  stories  are  of  the  sort  that 
will  be  read  again  and  again,  never  forgotten,  but  dearer  with  each  repetition. 

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Slumber  Sea  Chanteys 

Little  Songs  for  Little  Voyagers  to  Dreamland 

Words  by  Lucia  Chase  Bell  and  Rita  Bell  James 

Music  by  Carrie  Stone  Freeman 

^  •  AHESE  are  real  chanteys,  simple  and  sweet  and  of  varied  subjects 
and  rhythms,  that  were  so  loved  by  the  real  baby  to  whom  they 
•*•  were  first  sung  that  they  are  now  printed  to  help  other  babies  in 
their  cruises  on  the  Dreamland  Sea.  They  can  be  chanted  with  their  pleas- 
ant repetitions  in  any  key,  and  their  prettiness  is  indicated  in  the  titles:  — 
Little  Brown  Owl  in  the  Redwood  Tree,  Wee  White  Bark  on  Slumber 
Sea,  Pattie  Footie  Play,  The  Winds,  Song  of  Baby's  Wordies,  The  Ride  to 
Supper  Town,  on  Grandpa's  Foot,  Rain  Song,  The  Umbrella  Partee,  The 
Crickets,  Babykin's  Train  Song.  The  pages  with  the  words,  airs  and  piano 
accompaniments  are  decorated  with  "  little  flocks  of  pen  and  ink  sketches," 
inspired  by  the  same  tiny  "  Billy  Winkum "  for  whose  benefit  the  songs 
were  first  sung.  While  perfectly  adapted  to  the  delicate  ear  and  sensibili- 
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mother,  not  used  to  woo  him  to  sleep  in  her  arms,  but  as  a  part  of  those 
happy  loving-times  which  rightfully  belong  to  every  child.  Some  of  the 
best  primary  teachers  and  kindergartners  are  finding  these  little  home 
chanteys  suited  to  their  use  also,  and  the  former  editor  of  two  of  the  greatest 
magazines  for  children  has  written,  "  I  wish  to  congratulate  all  who  have 
been  associated  in  the  making  of  this  delightful  book."  The  book,  9x12, 
is  bound  in  strong  flexible  Tekoa. 

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The  Potato  Child  and  Others 

Three  Tender  Christmas  Stories 
The  Potato  Child,  A  Story  That  Never  Ends,  and 

A  Nazareth  Christmas 
by  Mrs.  Charles  J.  Woodbury 

If  only  our  help  could  begin  as  soon  as  our  hindrance  does." 

"f-  a  \HE  Potato  Child"  was  only  a  doll  made  out  of  a  healthy  potato* by 
a  lonely,  love-hungry  little  waif;  but  "  there  is  no  knowing  how 
•^  much  good  one  sweet,  loving,  contented  potato  child  can  do  in  a 
house."  "A  Story  That  Never  Ends"  shows  how  a  very  normal  but  angry 
little  boy  learned  the  lesson  of  forgiveness  from  a  boyish  vision  of  the 
greatest  of  ail  teachers  in  His  boyhood.  In  "  A  Nazareth  Christmas"  is  the 
story  of  the  Nativity  told  by  the  Mother  of  Jesus  when  He  was  yet  a  boy 
in  Nazareth.  These  touching  tales  are  little  in  size  but  big  in  their  appeal 
to  the  heart,  and  are  told  in  the  simple  manner  that  is  the  best  art.  The 
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representing  little  Elsie  tending  the  Potato  Child.  The  booklet  is  bound 
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Book  of  Nature 

Impressions  of  Living  Things  in  Rhyme  and  Picture 
by  Johnny  Jones  (Spelling  by  his  Mother) 

THER  children  have  pretty  much  the  same  impressions  of  birds, 
beasts,  insects  and  reptiles ;  that 's  one  reason  that  they  like  Johnny's 
first  book  in  natural  history. 

"I'm  very  fond  of  little  doves, 

I  love  to  hear  them  coo; 
It 's  such  a  peaceful  kind  of  sound, 
And  sort  of  mournful,  too." 

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Wonders  of  the  Deep 

Studies  of  Fishes  and  the  Like 
by  Johnny  Jones 

A  •  AHIRTY  creatures  of  the  sea  and  sand  are  written  up  in  rhyme  and 
pictured  in  Johnny's  own,  inimitable  style.   The  Aquarium  Edition 
^"     is  bound  in  flexible  green  royal  melton;  the  School  Edition  is  cov- 
ered with  cambric  by  Johnny's  Mother  in  traditional  schoolbook  style. 

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The  Little  Brown  Hen  Hears  the  Song 
of  the  Nightingale,  and  The  Golden  Harvest 

by  Jasmine  Stone  Van  Dresser 

BOTH  of  these  charming  stories  are  marked  by  the  sunny  lovableness 
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able bit  of  bookmaking.  The  popular  Harmony  Edition  is  bound  in  flexible 

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The  Twins  and  The  Whys 

A  Fairy  Tale  for  Young  and  Old 
by  Susan  F.  Thompson 

\ WO  little  girls  with  the  suggestive  names  "  Cannie  "  and  "  Cantie  " 
set  forth  on  a  small  pilgrimage  through  this  world  of  "Whys"  and 
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Blottentots  and  How  to  Make  Them 

A  Magic  Book 

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by  John  Prosper  Carmel 

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Tidings  of  Comfort  and  Joy:  From  the  hours  of 
printing,  when  Gutenberg,  awed  by  the  possibilities 
of  his  great  invention,  turned  over  the  leaves  of  that 
quaint  Bible,  which  was  the  first  work  of  his  rude 
press,  the  worthiest  function  of  the  typographer's  art 
has  been  the  multiplication  of  books  that  comfort, 
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Obil,  Keeper  of  Camels 

Being  the  Parable  of  the  Man 

Whom  the  Disciples  Saw  Casting  Out  Devils 

by  Lucia  Chase  Bell 

INSPIRED  imagination  is  the  key  with  which  man  unlocks  all  mys- 
teries—  even  the  mysteries  of  religion  and  of  science.  "How  did  it 
happen  that  this  unknown  man  could  work  this  tremendous  miracle  ?  " 
asks  the  seeker,  pondering  the  story  of  the  man  of  whom  John  said  to  Jesus, 
"Master,  we  saw  one  casting  out  devils  in  Thy  name."  Then,  with  the 
reverent  imagination  she  reconstructs  the  tale  of  this  unnamed  marvel- 
worker,  telling  a  strong,  simple  story  so  logically  developed  upon  the  basis 
of  the  Master's  teachings,  full  of  such  deep  faith  and  comforting  assurance, 
that  one  must  feel  that  she  has  found  the  truth.  "  Somewhere,  somehow, 
the  World-Brother  had  looked  into  his  soul,  seized  him,  owned  him,  filled 
him  with  His  own  power,  pity  and  love.  He  had  entered  into  the  divine 
joy,  the  divine  comradeship.  He  was  working  miracles  of  love  because  he 
must,  not  because  he  could."  It  is  the  story  of  a  deeply  wronged  man, 
embittered  by  hatred,  whose  hatred  turned  to  compassion  for  his  enemy,  and 
who  through  compassion  and  faith  wrought  greatly  in  the  Master's  name. 
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Light  Through  the  Valley 

A  Poem  of  Consolation  by  James  Henry  MacLafferty 

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Good  Things  and  Graces 

Blithe  Counsels  Served  in  the  Form  of  Alluring  Recipes 
by  Isabel  Goodhue 

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Fear  Not 

Brave  Words  of  Strong  Souls 
Compiled  by  Delia  J.  Desel 

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Quatrains  of  Christ 

A  Rubaiyat  of  Christian  Faith,  by  George  Creel 

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Blessings 

Foundations  of  Faith  in  Bible  Mosaics 
Arranged  by  Agness  Greene  Foster 

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Syllogisms 

Reasons  for  Faith,  Joy  and  Strength  for  Every  Day 
Compiled  by  Lee  Washington 

ON  THE  toned  Cheltenham  pages  of  this  comforting  book,  under  each 
date  in  the  year,  is  set  a  text  from  the  Bible  supplying  a  thought  for 
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The  Philosophy  of  Hope 

A  Scholarly  Counterblast  Against  Pessimism 
by  David  Starr  Jordan 

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The  Works  of  Jesus 

Christ's  Healing  Acts,  followed  by  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount 
Arranged  by  Edna  S.  Little 

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Bible  Mosaics 

Bible  Essays,  Arranged  by  Agness  Greene  Foster 

/  I  \HESE  grouped  Scriptural  quotations  are  arranged  in  four  booklets, 

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Silver  Linings  for  all  Clouds. 
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Easy -Chair  Studies:  Well-conceived  essays  are 
designed  not  merely  to  express  the  writer's  thoughts, 
but  to  express  them  in  such  a  way  as  to  arouse  the 
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The  Call  of  the  City 

A  City  Lover  on  the  Delights  of  City  Life 
by  Charles  Mulford  Robinson 

TAKING  up  the  cudgels  for  the  disparaged  town,  Mr.  Robinson,  in  a 
dozen  winning  essays,  tells  of  the    fascination  which,  since    walls 
were  first  raised,  has  steadily  been  drawing  mankind   toward  the 
crowded  streets.         Who  Qnce  haQ  knowli  the  city,s  ,ureg 

May  cast  them  off  in  vain; 
Its  clangor  on  his  ear  endures, 
Its  lights  are  in  his  brain. —  Edwin  L.  Sabin. 

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The  Ministry  of  Beauty 

Ethical  Essays  of  Love  and  Service 
by  Stanton  Davis  Kirkham 

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Where  Dwells  the  Soul  Serene 

Essays  in  Practical  Idealism,  by  Stanton  Davis  Kirkham 

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The  Philosophy  of  Ingersoll 

Brilliant  Flashes  from  a  Dynamic  Intellect 
Compiled  by  Vere  Goldthwaite 

ORATOR,  poet,  composite  man  of  genius  that   he   was,  Ingersoll's 
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Mosaic  Essays  (Collected) 

Noble  Words  on  Lofty  Themes 
Compiled  by  Paul  Elder 

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The  Green  Baize  Table:  As  civilization  advances, 
card  games  of  pure  chance,  in  which  the  excitement 
of  gambling  furnished  the  diversion,  are  more  and 
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centers  in  the  contest  of  skill  and  intellectual  force. 
Formerly  it  was  the  rude  soldier,  today  it  is  the 
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Clear  Instruction  in  a  Fascinating  Game 

by  Virginia  M.  Meyer,  author  of 
"  Small  Talks  on  Bridge,"  "  Small  Talks  on  Scat,"  etc, 

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Auction  Bridge  Score  Pad 

An  Indispensable  for  the  Card  Table.     Prepared  by 
Virginia  M.  Meyer 

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The  booklets  "Friendship,"  "  To  Friendship,"  and  "Love  and  Friendship," 
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says severally  on  "Love,"  "Happiness,"  "Success"  and  "Nature"  have 
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be  conveyed  through  the  booklets  of  Bible  Mosaics  —  "Promises,"  "Com- 
mands," "  Admonitions  "  and  "  Answers," — or  through  "  Fear  Not,"  "Good 
Things  and  Graces,"  or  the  musical  "Quatrains  of  Christ."  The  good 
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all  others.  Nor  are  the  children  forgotten.  For  them  there  are  the  tender 
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shine Philosophy,"  good  cheer  mottoes,  will    satisfy  almost  any  healthy 
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tional volume  calculated  to  contribute  to  the  Gaiety 
of  the  Nations  necessitates  a  continuation  of  this  group 
begun  on  page  seven. :::::::::::::::::::::::: 


Army  Goose  Melodies 

Merry  Jingle  Flings  at  Army  Traits 
by  Florence  Kellogg  Krebs  (an  Army  Woman) 

Publication  Date,  November  15, 1910 

THAT  gay  trilogy,  Fun,  Wit  and  Humor,  should  be  converted  into 
a  quartette  by  the  acceptance  of  Frivolity  as  a  running  mate,  for 
the  wisest  of  mankind  have  their  frivolous  moments,  if  for  nothing 
else  than  as  a  safety  valve  from  serious  effort.  "Army  Goose  Melodies" 
will  prove  an  efficient  tickler  to  even  the  most  serious-minded,  either  within 
or  without  the  dignified  and  worthy  organization  at  which  its  rhymed  sallies 
are  directed.   As  for  instance : 

M  Baa,  baa,  black  sheep, 

You  must  have  some  pulL 
Yes, sir;  yes, sir; 

"Washington  is  full 
Of  Generals  and  Senators 

That  of  my  near  kin  be, 
If  it  were  not  for  their  kindness 

Out  of  service  I  would  be." 

The  volume  consists  of  a  goodly  number  of  Army  jingles  parodying 
familiar  Mother  Goose  Melodies,  each  one  being  amplified  and  illustrated 
by  a  clever,  well-drawn  design  by  Herbert  Morton  Stoops,  gaily  printed  in 
red  and  black.  "  Tom,  Tom,  the  Chaplain's  son,"  "  Sing  a  song  of  six  pence, 
a  Colonel  full  of  rye,"  "The  old  K.  O.  was  a  jolly  old  beau,"  "Lieutenant 
Jack  Homer,"  "  Little  Bo  Bat,"  are  merely  a  few  of  the  catch  lines,  but 
they  will  serve  to  suggest  the  possibilities  of  these  melodious  interpreta- 
tions! of  which  the  following  is  a  fair  sample : 

'*  Richard  and  Robert  were  two  pretty  aides, 
"Who  sought  bed  at  dawn  with  two  aching  heads ; 
At  11  a.  m.  Robert  leaped  from  his  bed, 
*  Oh,  Richard,  the  General  will  be  waiting,' he  said. 
'Shut  up,'  said  Richard,  *  Don't  make  such  a  fuss ; 
The  General  •was  fuller  than  either  of  us.' " 

All  of  them  however  do  not  suggest  the  gay  life  and  one  at  least  may 
recall  certain  unhappy  endurance  tests : 

"Ride  a  Q  M  horse  the  country  across, 
You  will  come  home  very  much  at  a  loss 
To  know  how  on  earth  your  dinner  you  '11  eat, 
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A  Pleasant  Forecast:  The  passing  of  time,  as  rapid 
in  bookland  as  in  the  outer  world  of  strenuous  affairs, 
does  not  permit  of  leisurely  garnering  the  harvest  be- 
fore plans  for  future  sowing  are  made  and  already 
the  publishers  have  well  developed  suggestions  for 
the  work  of  next  year.  Several  of  these  are  suffi- 
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Flowers  from  Mediaeval  History 

A  Survey  of  the  Wide  General  Artistic  Development  that 

Grew  Out  of  Cathedral  Building  in  France 

by  Minnie  D.  Kellogg 

Publication  Date,  February  1,  1911 

/^|  AHESE  nine  interpretative  essays  may  be  read  with  pleasure  both  by 
the  prospective  "  uncommercial  traveler  "  and  the  reader  who  may 
•^     prefer  to  delve  into  the  lore  of  this  marvelous  period  from  the  home 
fireside.     Either  class  will  find  them  both  enjoyable  and  an  aid  to  a  con- 
ception of  the  essential  impluse  of  the  builders  of  the  middle  ages.    They 
show  very  plainly  the  truth  of  Pope's  couplet : 

Who  builds  a  house  to  God  and  not  to  fame 
Will  never  mark  the  marble  with  his  name 

Subjects  mentioned  in  Baedeker  have  been  considered  reflectively  rather 
than  descriptively  and  although  the  author  does  not  analyse  the  soil  in 
which  these  flowers  of  history  have  sprung  up,  nor  speak  of  the  rank  weeds 
growing  by  their  sides,  she  has  tried  not  to  blight  these  blossoms  with  false- 
hood. Certainly  one-half  of  the  truth  is  as  true  as  the  other  and  it  may 
be  infinitely  pleasanter.  As  far  as  they  go  the  essays  are  based  upon  evi- 
dence and  authority.  The  book  is  introduced  by  practical  itineraries  for 
cathedral  trips  in  Normandy.  Two  of  these  are  arranged  for  the  traveler 
whose  time  is  limited  and  one,  more  complete,  for  the  motorist.  The  scope 
of  the  essays  may  be  gleaned  from  their  titles,  which  are :  Flowers  of  His- 
tory from  the  Romantic  Thirteenth  Century;  Mystics  as  Builders;  The 
Golden  Madonna  of  Rheims ;  The  Little  Old  Abbe  of  Saint  Denis  and  the 
Imagiers ;  The  Mystic  Cathedral  of  Chatres ;  Caen :  An  Eleventh  Century 
Tableaux;  The  Grandniece  of  the  Grand  Inquisitor;  Stray  Leaves  from 
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are  further  amplified  by  an  introductory  essay,  an  adequate  index  and  an 
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of  travel  letters  entitled  "  By  the  Way." 

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Recipe  for  a  Happy  Life 

An  Ingenious  Compilation  Amplifying  the 

Celebrated  Recipe  of  Margaret  of  Navarre  Written  in  1500 

by  Marie  West  King 

Publication  Date,  March  1,  1911 

ATAO  BE  happy  is  a  duty  frequently  overlooked  by  mortals  prone  to 
sorrow  and  that  happiness  is  one  of  the  essentials  of  normal  devel- 
•*•  opment  is  a  fact  ignored  by  many  earnest  students  of  the  better  life. 
This  original  compilation  arranges  the  thoughts  of  the  greatest  minds  on 
this  vital  topic  in  a  manner  that  presents  it  from  every  angle  and  with  a 
forcefulness  that  cannot  fail  to  impress  and  afford  hope  to  the  despondent. 
The  recipe  of  Margaret  of  Navarre  is  quoted  in  full  as  the  text  of  the  essay 
and  each  ingredient  thereof  is  in  turn  quoted  as  the  text  of  a  subordinant 
group.  "Three  ounces  are  necessary,  first  of  patience"  is  expounded  by 
selections  from  authors  such  as  Longfellow,  Shakespeare,  Bryant,  Plato, 
Dunbar,  John  Brown,  Emerson  and  other  selected  writers.  "  Then  of  repose 
and  peace,  is  presented  by  thoughts  of  Bayard  Taylor,  T.  B.  Aldrich,  Addi- 
son,  Emerson,  Lowell,  Alice  Gary,  Scott,  Dryden,  Montaigne  and  Fenelon 
among  others.  And  so  it  runs  through  "Conscience,"  "Pastimes,"  "Pleas- 
ant Memories,"  "True  Pleasures,"  "Love's  Magic  Drops,"  and  "Merri- 
ment," each  in  its  rightful  quantity  and  proportion,  and  at  last  "  In  your 
Orisons  lift  your  voice  to  Him." 

O  God,  whose  thunder  shakes  the  sky, 
Whose  eye  this  atom  globe  surveys, 
To  Thee  my  only  rock  I  fly, 
Thy  mercy  in  thy  justice  praise 

*  *  *  *  *    —  Thomas  Chatterton. 

The  manufacturing  details  cannot  be  announced  more  than  to  say  that  the 
volume  will  be  a  moderate  size  and  attractively  done. 
Price :  Probably  75  cents  net. 

Feastday  Dishes  and  Everyday  Graces 

Being  a  Second  Series  of  Good  Things  and  Graces 

by  Isabel  Goodhue 
Publication  Date,  March  1, 1911 

THE  announcement  of  a  second  series  of  "Good  Things  and  Graces" 
cannot  fail  but  be  received  with  pleasure  by  the  many  persons  who 
have  enjoyed  the  first  series.    This  was  published  in  1905,  and  as  it 
was  at  once  successful  and  has  been  repeatedly  reprinted,  the  author  can- 
not be  taxed  with  too  precipitately  following  up  her  success.   This  will  con- 
tain a  larger  number  of  these  delightful  ethical  recipes  and  graces  than  in 
the  first  volume,  and  will  cover  a  wide  range  of  enticing  subjects,  from — 

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"Bread  —  the  Kind  Mother  Used  to  Make,"  "Flap  Jacks,"  "Pop-overs," 
"Bride's  Cake,"  "Boston  Pudding,"  "Gooseberry  Pie,"  "Whipped  Silly- 
bubs,"  and  many  others,  to  several  Beverages,  Confections  and  a  group  of 
Miscellaneous.  Here  is  one  of  the  last : 

Pepper  Ketchup 

"  A  spunky  temper,  a  witty  tongue,  a  ready  laugh,  a  forceful 
presence,  all  boiled  down  in  self-control.  This  combination 
makes  a  stimulating  condiment, and  is  often  a  wholesome  one." 

The  Grace 

"We  are  thankful  that  among  the  gifts  of  life  there  are 
spices  as  well  as  sweets." 

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tractive style.  price .  Probably  75  cents  net. 

Tony's  White  Room 

"Wot  is  Love  ?  "  The  Lesson  of  the  White  Rose 
by  Winifred  Rich 

Publication  Date,  Fall,  1911 

A  STORY  of  tenement  life,  of  the  awakening  and  uplifting  influence  of 
pure,  ennobling  example  and  of  sweet,  unselfish,  but  wisely  directed 
service.    Miss  Rich  writes  from  a  mature  and  personal  knowledge 
of  the  conditions  and  limitations  of  the  tenements,  her  work  for  a  number 
of  years  having  brought  her  into  almost  daily  contact  with  one  or  another 
phase  of  the  problem.  The  story  in  itself  is  charming,  touching  in  its  appeal 
but  not  morbid  or  depressing.  The  volume  is  to  be  illustrated  with  a  series 
of  about  twelve  prints  in  color  reproducing  models  executed  in  bas-relief 
by  Miss  Elizabeth  Ferrea. 


Privately  Printed:  The  announcement  in  "  Blos- 
soms of  the  Press,"  published  last  spring,  of  the  de- 
partment organized  for  designing  and  printing  of 
books  and  other  material  for  private  circulation  re- 
sulted in  commissions  of  unusual  interest.  Several  of 
these  were  for  volumes  in  small  quantities  of  from 
fifty  to  a  few  hundred  copies  and  a  few  were  for 
notable  one  copy  editions.  ::::::::::::::::::::: 

An  Address 

To  the  Right  Reverend  William  Ford  Nichols 

Doctor  of  Divinity,  from  His  Clergy  and  Laity  on  the 

Twentieth  Anniversary  of  His  Consecration 

as  Bishop  of  California,  1890-1910 

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duction of  the  Caxton  type  used  in  the  presswork. 

Testimonial 

Presented  to  Mr.  Henry  Dernham 

by  the  Employes  of  the  Emporium  on  His  Retirement 

as  President  and  General  Manager 

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Shreve  &  Company.  A  leather  back  corded  with  Chinese  yellow  silk  bound 
all  together  in  a  substantial  and  appropriate  manner.  The  volume  was 
enclosed  in  a  hinged  oak  case. 

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Alphabetical  List  of  Publications 

Books  neatly  bound  and  cards  in  colors  gay 
Reviewed  in  alphabetical  array. 

Books  and  Booklets 

ANIMAL  ANALOGUES.  Happy  Contributions  to  Mirthful  Zoology.  By  Robert  Wil- 
liams Wood.  Denatured  Edition :  School-book  boards,  boxed,  50  cents  net ;  by 
mail,  57  cents. 

AUCTION  BRIDGE  (SMALL  TALKS  ON).  Elucidating  a  Fascinating  Game.  By  Vir- 
ginia M.  Meyer,  author  of  "Small  Talks  on  Bridge,"  "Small  Talks  on  Skat," 
"Virginia  Bridge  Cards,"  "Virginia  Score  Cards."    No-Trump  Edition:  Rubri- 
cated, bound  in  flexible  Tekoa,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  54  cents. 
AUCTION  BRIDGE  SCORE  PAD.   An  Indispensable  for  the  Card  Table.    By  Virginia 

M.  Meyer.  Jack-of-Hearts  Edition  :  Rubricated,  25  cents. 

AUTO  GUEST  BOOK  (THE).  For  Recording  Motor-car  Joys  and  Sorrows.  By  Ethel 
Watts-Mumford  Grant  and  R.  B.  Glaenzer.  Motor  Edition :  Full  linen,  boxed,  $1.00 
net;  by  mail,  $1.10. 

Spark  Plug  Edition:  Full  automobile  leather,  boxed,  $3.00  net ;  by  mail,  $3.10. 
BETEL  NUTS.  What  "They  Say"  in  Hindustan.  Many-colored  proverbs  and  jests 
of  the  Orient,  interpreted  and  rhymed  in  English  by  Arthur  Guiterman.   Kama 
Deva  Edition:  Buff  boards  and  red  silk  fibre,  boxed,  75  cents  net;  by  mail,  80  cents. 
BIBLE  MOSAICS.  Basic  Truths  of  Scripture,  Arranged  to  Form  Essays  of  Promise 
and  Encouragement.    By  Agness   Greene  Foster.    Students'   Edition:   Flexible 
Strathmore  Japan  in  Strathmore  envelope;  each  50  cents. 
Commands.  Frontispiece,  "Christ  in  Gethsemane,"  after  Hofmann. 
Admonitions.  Frontispiece,  "San  Giovanni  Battista,"  after  Del  Sarto. 
Jordan  Edition :  Flexible  suede,  boxed ;  each  $1.25. 

Promises.  Frontispiece,  "Christ  Among  the  Doctors,"  after  Hofmann. 
Commands.  Frontispiece,  "Christ  in  Gethsemane,"  after  Hofmann. 
Admonitions.  Frontispiece,  "San  Giovanni  Battista,"  after  Del  Sarto. 
Answers.  Frontispiece,  "Samuel,"  after  Reynolds. 

BIRD  NOTES  AFIELD.  Intimate  Talks  on  the  Birds  of  the  Pacific  Coast,  with  a  Field 
Check  List.  By  Charles  A.  Keeler.  Illustrated.  Woodthrush  Edition :  Full  rough 
linen,  *$2.00  net ;  by  mail,  $2.18. 

Field  Edition :  Spanish  leather,  slide-box,  *$3.50  net ;  by  mail,  $3.67. 
BLESSINGS.  Bible  Mosaics  of  Blessings,Promises,  Commands,  Answers,  and  Admoni- 
tions. Compiled  by  Agness  Greene  Foster.    The  four  volumes  described  under 
"Bible  Mosaics,"  bound  in  one.  Reliance  Edition:  Flexible  Florentine, *75  cents 
net;  by  mail,  80  cents. 

Resurgam  Edition :  Shiki  silk  with  Fabriano  sides,  boxed,  *$1.25  net;  by  mail,  $1.33. 
BLOTTENTOTS  AND  HOW  TO  MAKE  THEM.    A  Magic  Book  with  Which  to  Con- 
jure up  Inky  Sprites.    By  John  Prosper  Carmel.   Ink-bottle  Edition  :  Blottentotted 
silver  boards;  50  cents. 

BLUE  MONDAY  BOOK  (THE).  Comfortable  Sayings  of  Cheer  Compounded  as  Anti- 
dotes Against  all  Blue  Days.  By  Jennie  Day  Haines.  Optimists'  Edition  :  Flexible 
blue  Fabriano,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  55  cents. 

Craftsman  Edition  :  Heavy  leather,  hand-modeled  and  colored,  $5.00  net. 
BOOK  OF  NATURE.    A  Lively  Excursion   into   Zoology  and  Rhyme.    By  Johnnie 
Jones  (Spelling  by  His  Mother).    Menagerie  Edition :  Bound   in  flexible  Kaiser 
cover, 25  cents  net;  by  mail,  29  cents. 

School  Edition :  Mother's  scrap-bag  cambric,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  54  cents. 
BY   THE  WAY.    Pleasant  Travel  Letters  with    Useful    Notes  for    Tourists.    By 
Agness  Greene  Foster.   Illustrated.   Steamerchair  Edition:  Flexible  linen,  *$1.50 
net;  by  mail,  $1.58. 

CALL  OF  THE  CITY  (THE).  An  Exaltation  of  the  Beauties  and  Delights  of  Urban 
Life.  By  Charles  Mulford  Robinson.  Metropolitan  Edition :  Nut-brown  weathered 
boards,  *$1.25  net;  by  mail,  $1.34. 

CENTURY  OF  MISQUOTATIONS  (A).  Subtle  Sayings  Aptly  Disarranged.  By  Mary 
B.  Diamond.  Malaprop  Edition  :  Flexible  cover,  40  cents. 

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CHRISTMASSE  TYDE.  A  Most  Christmassy  Book  of  all  Sorts  of  Holiday  Facts  and 
Fancies.  Compiled  by  Jennie  Day  Haines.  Mistletoe  Edition :  Flexible  Chameleon, 
boxed,  $1.25  net ;  by  mail,  $1.38. 

Holly  Edition :  Ancona  Italian  hand-made  boards,  boxed,  $2.00  net;  by  mail,  $2.14. 
Yule  Log  Edition  :  Full  champagne  Siberian  kid,  boxed,  $5.00  net. 
Craftsman  Edition  :  Heavy  leather,  hand-modeled  and  colored,  boxed,  $10.00  net. 
CITY  LOVED  AROUND  THE  WORLD  (THE).  The  Toast  to  San  Francisco  That 
Has  Been  Recognized  as  the  Best  Characterization  of  a  City  Restored.  By  James 
Henry  MacLafferty.  A  booklet,  3^  x5MJ  inches,  printed  with  decorations  in  two 
colors.  Onward  Edition:  Kidskin  parchment,  10  cents  net. 

COLLEGE  FRESHMAN'S  DON'T  BOOK  (THE).  Chunks  of  the  Wisdom  Born  of  Ex- 
perience, Dispensed  to  Freshmen  at  Large,  by  George  Fulerton  Evans  (A.  B.),A 
Sympathizer.  Illustrated.  Faculty  Edition :  Bound  in  Fabriano  boards,  fabric  back, 
75  cents  net;  by  mail, 81  cents. 

COMPLETE  CYNIC  (THE).  Being  the  Choicest  Pickings  from  the  Calendars  of  Oliver 
Herford,  Ethel  "Watts  Mumford,  and  Addison  Mizner.  Illustrated.  Touchstone  Edi- 
tion: Bound  in  gay  gingham  backs,  extra  board  sides,  75  cents  net;  by  mail,  81  cents. 
FEAR  NOT.  Treasured  Words  of  Courage  Unfailing.  Compiled  by  Delia  J.  Desel. 
Samson  Edition  :  Flexible  brown  Kaiser  cover,  embellished  in  gold,  enclosed  in  uni- 
form envelope,  35  cents  net ;  by  mail,  39  cents. 

FRIENDSHIP.  A  Mosaic  Essay  on  a  Lofty  Theme.  Compiled  by  Paul  Elder.  Com- 
rade Edition  :  Flexible  Totomi  Omi  boards,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  53  cents. 
Amigo  Edition:  Flexible  cover,  enclosed  in  uniform  envelope,  50  cents  net;  by  mail, 

53  cents. 

FRIENDSHIP  (TO).  A  Lyric  Exaltation  of  Pure  Friendship.  By  Agness  Greene  Fos- 
ter. Concord  Edition  :  Flexible  Arches  cover,  enclosed  in  uniform  envelope,  35  cents 
net;  by  mail,  38  cents. 

GARDEN  BOOK  OF  CALIFORNIA  (THE).  Pleasant  Discourses  for  Those  Who  Dig 
and  Plant.  By  Belle  Sumner  Angier.  Illustrated.  Workers'  Edition :  Full  rough 
linen,  *$2.00  net;  by  mail,  $2.12. 

Garden  Edition :  Spanish  leather,  *$3.50  net;  by  mail,  $3.65. 

Craftsman  Edition:  Heavy  leather,  hand-modeled  and  colored,  boxed, *$6.00  net. 
GIRLS'  COLLEGE  RECORD  (THE).    A  Treasury  for  Pleasant  Memories  of  Student 
Days.    Arranged  by  Virginia  Woodson   Frame.    Illustrated.    Campus  Edition: 
Crash  buckram,  boxed,  $1.50  net;  by  mail,  $1.66. 
Ivy  Edition  :  Suede  leather  boards,  boxed,  $3.50  net ;  by  mail,  $3.66. 
Craftsman  Edition :  Suede  calf  with  Oriental  embroidery,  $6.00  net. 

GOOD  THINGS  AND  GRACES.    Everyday  Ethics  Mirthfully  Served  in  the  Guise  of 
Alluring  Dishes.    By  Isabel  Goodhue.    Gingersnap  Edition:  Flexible  binding,  en- 
closed in  uniform  envelope,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  54  cents. 
Good  Cheer  Edition :  Flexible  green  suede,  boxed,  $1.00  net;  by  mail,  $1.05. 
GUEST  BOOK  (THE  CRAFTSMAN).    A  Sumptuous  Volume,  l5l/2  x  \\%  inches,  with 
Many  Pages  for  the  Bright  Chronicles  of  Hospitality.  Designed  by  Robert  "Wilson 
Hyde,  with  verses  by  Arthur  Guiterman.  House  Gift  Edition :  Golden  fabric,  hinged, 
boxed,  *$7.50  net ;  by  express,  $8.14. 

All  Hail  Edition :  Full  russet  pigskin,  boxed,*$15.00  net ;  by  express,  $15.64. 
GUEST  BOOK  (THE  REMEMBRANCE).  A  Record  Book  for  Host  and  Guest, 8^  xllM 
inches.    Designed  by  Robert  "Wilson  Hyde,  with  verses  by  Arthur  Guiterman. 
Host  Edition  :  Golden  fabric,  boxed,  *$3.50  net;  by  express,  $3.82. 
Greeting  Edition :  Full  Shiki  silk,  boxed,  *$5.00  net ;  by  express,  $5.32. 
Greeting  Edition,  Extra :  Full  Shiki  silk,  in  silk  case,  boxed,  *$6.00,  by  express,  $6.32. 
Welcome  Edition :  Full  russet  pigskin,  boxed,  *$10.00  net ;  by  express,  $10.32. 
HOSPITALITIES  (A  BOOK  OF).  With  a  Foreword  on  Old  House  Mottoes.  A  Guest 
Book,  10/4  x  6K  inches,  with  verses  by  Arthur  Guiterman.  Printed  on  toned  Brit- 
tany Printing  Paper,  with  frontispiece  and  border  decorations  by  Charles  Frank 
Inge'rson.  Latch-string  Edition :  Brittany  boards,  leather~back,  *$1.50  net;  by  mail, 
$1.62. 

Bide-a-wee  Edition  :  Bound  in  full  leather,  extra,  *$3.00  net ;  by  mail,  $3.12. 
HOW  TO  TELL  THE  BIRDS  FROM  THE  FLOWERS.  A  Manual  of  Flornithology  for 
Beginners.    By  Robert  "Williams  "Wood.  Burbank  Edition :  Bound  in  blue  school- 
book  boards,  boxed,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  56  cents. 

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HUMP  TREE  STORIES  (THE).  Eight  Sprightly  Tales  about  High-Hopper  Grasshop- 
per, Big  Bill  Brown  Bird,  Bumble  Buster,  and  Other  Little  Folks  of  the  Orchard. 
By  Mary  Joss  Jones.  Illustrated  by  R.  L.  Hudson,  and  printed  in  two  colors.  Hop- 
pergrass  Edition  :  Bound  in  extra  boards,  fabric  back,  $1.00  net ;  by  mail,  $1.11. 
HUMP  TREE  SERIES  (THE).  The  Eight  Bedtime  Tales  of  the  Hump  Tree  Colony, 
in  Separate  Booklets.  By  Mary  Joss  Jones.  Illustrated  by  R.  L.  Hudson.  Orchard 
Edition :  Bound  in  flexible  Kaiser  cover  in  varied  colors,  each,  25  cents  net ;  by 
mail,  29  cents. 

1.  Mr.  High-Hopper  Grasshopper. 

2.  Humper,  the  Green  Worm. 

3.  Black  Hawk,  the  Sky  Pirate. 

4.  Black  Brother. 

5.  Mrs.  Wriggles  in  the  Swamp-Grass  Country. 

6.  Luminiferous  Miss  Tadlets. 

7.  The  Pink  Butterfly. 

•  8.  Dickey  Swift,  the  Squirrel.  His  Escape. 
IMPRESSIONS  OF  UKIYO-YE.  A  Delightful  and  Instructive  Survey  of  the  'Work  of 

the  Japanese  Color-print  Artists.    By  Dora  Amsden.    Illustrated.    Fuji  Edition : 

Unbleached  linen,  Japanesque,  *$1.50  net;  by  mail,  $1.58. 
Craftsman  Edition:  Heavy  leather,  laced  boards, hand-modeled  and  colored,  boxed, 

*$9.00  net. 
IN  LIGHTER  VEIN.  Sprightly  Anecdotes  and  Witty  Sayings.  Gathered  by  John  De 

Morgan.  After-Dinner  Edition  :  Blue  Fab-Ri-Ko-Na  buckram,  boxed,  *$1.50  net ;  by 

mail,  $1.64. 

Speakers'  Edition:  Flexible  New  Zealand  roan  leather,  boxed,  *$3.50  net;  by  mail,  $3.64. 
Craftsman  Edition :  Heavy  leather,  hand-carved  and  colored,  boxed,  *$6.00  net. 
IN  THE  OPEN.    Happy-hearted  Nature  Talks.    By  Stanton  Davis  Kirkham.   Illus- 
trated. Hilltop  Edition  :  Heavy  green  French  boards,  square  buckram  back,  *$1.75 

net;  by  mail,  $1.84. 
LAVENDER  AND  OTHER  VERSED   By  Edward  Robeson  Taylor.    Translator  of 

"Sonnets  of  Heredia."  Author  of  "Moods  and  Other  Verse,"  "into  the  Light,"  etc. 

Set  in  antique  black-face  type  and  printed  on  Italian  hand-made  paper.  Wildrose 

Edition :  Bound  in  full  Ancona  Perugia,  back  bands,  *$2.00  net ;  by  mail,  $2.11. 
LIGHT  THROUGH  THE  VALLEY.    A  Poem  of  Consolation.  By  James  Henry  Mac- 

Lafferty.  Printed  in  two  colors  on  Mokuroka  hand-made  paper,  with  frontispiece, 

**  Toward  a  Better  World."  Daybreak  Edition  :  Bound  in  flexible  Teshio,  50  cents 

net;  by  mail,  53  cents. 
LITTLE  BROWN  HEN  (THE)  HEARS  THE  SONG  OF  THE  NIGHTINGALE,  and 

GOLDEN  HARVEST    (THE).    Two  Kindly  Parables  for  Children.    By  Jasmine 

Stone  Van  Dresser.  Harmony  Edition :  Flexible  cover,  50  cents  net ;  by  mail,  55 

cents. 
Service  Edition:  Green  Japanese  wood-boards,  inlay  with  color,  75  cents  net;  by 

mail,  80  cents. 
LOVE  AND  FRIENDSHIP.  New  Epigrams  on  Life's  Great  Benedictions.   By  Lillyan 

Shaffner.  Printed  in  two  colors  with  borders  by  Harold  Sichel,  on  French  Japan, 

and  with  frontispiece,  "A  New  Commandment."  Eglantine  Edition:  Bound  in 

flexible  Hartgeheimte,  enclosed  in  uniform  holiday  envelope,  35  cents  net;  by 

mail,  38  cents. 
LOVE  SONNETS  OF  A  CAR  CONDUCTOR  (THE).   How  the  Bell-pull  Artist  Wooed 

His  Fair.  By  Wallace  Irwin.   Step-lively  Edition :  Red  transfer  boards,  boxed,  50 

cents  net;  by  mail,  57  cents. 
LOVE  SONNETS  OF  A  HOODLUM  (THE).  Soulful  Strains  of  Sweet  Colloquial  Song. 

By  Wallace  Irwin.  Lyric  Edition :  Flexible  cloth  of  gold,  25  cents  net ;  by  mail, 

28  cents. 

Bandanna  Edition :  Genuine  hoodlum  handkerchief,  50  cents  net ;  by  mail,  54  cents. 
MESSAGES    TO    MOTHERS.    Presenting  Simple,  Natural  Rules  for  Diet  and  the 

Care  of  Children.    By  Herman  Partsch,  M.  D.    Bambino  Edition  :  Book  linen,  *$1.50 

net;  by  mail,  $1.61. 
MINISTRY  OF  BEAUTY  (THE).  Ethical  Essays  of  Love  and  Service.  By  Stanton 

Davis  Kirkham.  Twilight  Edition  :  Krash-Ko-Na  buckram,  gilt  top,  *$1.50  net ;  by 

mail,  $1.62.   Continued  on  next  page. 

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Starlight  Edition  :  Holiday  boards,  boxed,  *$1.75  net ;  by  mail,  $1.90. 
Craftsman  Edition  :  Heavy  leather,  hand-modeled  and  colored,  boxed,  *$6.00  net. 
MOSAIC  ESSAYS.  Noble  Words  of  Great  Thinkers  on  High  Subjects.  Pieced  together 
by  Paul  Elder.     In  four  graceful  pamphlets.    Remembrance  Edition:    Flexible 
Sultan,  in  uniform  envelope,  each  50  cents  net ;  by  mail,  53  cents. 
Souvenir  Edition :  Flexible  suede,  boxed,  each  $1.25  net ;  by  mail,  $1.30. 

1.  Love.  The  love  of  sentiment,  of  ideals,  of  lofty  and  serious  thought. 

2.  Happiness.  Happiness  is  an  essential  of  development  frequently  overlooked. 

3.  Success.  The  arrangement  interprets  the  real  success  and  its  attainment. 

4.  Nature.    The  peace,  love,  strength  and  companionship  of  nature;  its  inter- 

pretation and  teaching. 
MOSAIC  ESSAYS  (COLLECTED).  Five  Chapters  on  Friendship,  Love,  Happiness, 

Success  and  Nature  in  one  Volume.  By  Paul  Elder.  Stratford  Edition:  Flexible 

leather,  boxed,  *$3.00  net ;  by  mail,  $3.08. 

Craftsman  Edition  :  Heavy  leather,  hand-modeled  and  colored,  *$7.50  net. 
MOTHER  OF  CALIFORNIA  (THE).    A  Historical  Sketch  of  Lower  California.    By 

Arthur  Walbridge  North.   Illustrated.   Diaz  Edition :  Book  linen,  *$2.00  net ;  by 

mail,  $2.18. 
MY  SOUL'S  CATHEDRAL  AND  OTHER  POEMS.  Lyrics  of  Deep  Feeling.  By  James 

Henry  MacLafferty.  Frontispiece,  "  The  Temple  of  Silence,"  a  sonnet.  Printed  in 

two  colors  on  Fabriano,  hand  made.  Meadow  Lark  Edition  :  Bound  in  blue  Fab- 

riano  boards,  *90  cents  net ;  by  mail,  96  cents. 
OBIL,  KEEPER  OF  CAMELS.  Being  the  Parable  of  the  Man  Whom  the  Disciples  Saw 

Casting  Out  Devils.  By  Lucia  Chase  Bell.  Palmleaf  Edition :  Flexible  Ancona,  50 

cents  net ;  by  mail,  53  cents. 

Hebron  Edition :  Bound  in  attractive  boards,  75  cents  net ;  by  mail,  79  cents. 
101  EPICUREAN  THRILLS  SERIES  (THE).    A  Little  Library  of  Original  Recipes 

Conveniently  Classified.  By  May  E.  Southworth. 
Kitchen  Edition  ;  Bound  in  flexible  Del  Monte  cover.  Enclosed  in  uniform  envelope. 

Each,  25  cents  net ;  by  mail,  29  cents. 

2.  101  Salads.  Invaluable  hints  for  novel  ways  of  preparing  piquant  salads. 

3.  101  Chafing-Dish  Recipes.    In  this  Bohemia  finds  a  true  and  resourceful  friend. 

4.  101  Mexican  Dishes.  Typical  Mexican  dishes  adapted  to  American  kitchens. 
7.  101  Beverages.  Cool  shivers  on  hot  days,  mellow  satisfaction  on  cold  days. 

Grill  Room  Edition:  Heavy  herculean  cover,  buckram  hinges.    Each,  50  cents  net; 
by  mail,  54  cents. 

5.  101  Sauces.  Not  least  in  importance  in  cookery  is  the  blending  of  a  sauce. 

6.  101  Entrees.  101  answers  to  the  problem,  what  shall  I  provide  for  an  entree  ? 

9.  101  Desserts.  A  boon  to  housewives  bereft  of  ideas  for  preparing  dainty  dishes. 

10.  101  Layer  Cakes.  Each  with  some  special  virtue  to  recommend  it. 

11.  101  Oysters.  101  directions  for  preparing  and  serving  the  succulent  bivalve. 
Country  Club  Edition :  Canvas  boards,  each,  $1.00  net;  by  mail,  $1.05. 

1.  101  Sandwiches.  101  suggestions  for  preparing  light  refreshments  of  all  kinds. 

2.  101  Salads.  Invaluable  hints  for  novel  ways  of  preparing  piquant  salads. 

5.  101  Sauces.  Not  least  in  importance  in  cookery  is  the  blending  of  a  sauce. 

6.  101  Entrees.  101  answers  to  the  problem,  what  shall  I  provide  for  an  entree  ? 

7.  101  Beverages.  Cool  shivers  on  hot  days,  mellow  satisfaction  on  cold  days. 

9.  101  Desserts.   A  boon  to  housewives  bereft  of  ideas  for  preparing  dainty  dishes. 

10.  101  Layer  Cakes.  Each  recipe  with  some  special  virtue  to  recommend  it. 

11.  101  Oysters.   101  recipes  for  preparing  and  serving  the  succulent  bivalve. 
Tomoye  Edition:  Flexible  suede  calf,  hand-finished,  each,  $2.00  net;  by  mail,  $2.06. 

1.  101  Sandwiches.  101  suggestions  for  preparing  light  refreshments  of  all  kinds. 

2.  101  Salads.  Invaluable  hints  for  novel  ways  of  preparing  piquant  salads. 

3.  101  Chafing-Dish  Recipes.  In  this  Bohemia  finds  a  true  and  resourceful  friend. 

4.  101  Mexican  Dishes.  Typical  Mexican  dishes  adapted  to  American  kitchens. 

5.  101  Sauces.  Not  least  in  importance  in  cookery  is  the  blending  of  a  sauce. 

7.  101  Beverages.  Cool  shivers  on  hot  days,  mellow  satisfaction  on  warm  days. 

8.  101  Candies.  For  those  who  love  sweets  and  the  fun  of  making  them. 

9.  101  Desserts.  A  boon  to  housewives  bereft  of  ideas  for  preparing  dainty  dishes. 

10.  101  Layer  Cakes.  Each  with  some  special  virtue  to  recommend  it. 

11.  101  Oysters.  101  recipes  for  preparing  and  serving  the  succulent  bivalve. 


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PATIENCE  AND  HER  GARDEN.  -Whimsically  Setting  Forth  a  Lesson  for  Gar- 
deners and  Clubwomen.  By  Ida  Smith  Decker.  Printed  in  two  colors  on  Spanish 
hand-made  paper,  with  frontispiece,  "A  garden  is  a  lovesome  thing,  God  wot." 
Sensibelle  Edition :  Bound  in  flexible  Fabriano,  enclosed  in  uniform  envelope,  35 
cents  net;  by  mail,  38  cents. 

PHILOSOPHY  OF  HOPE  (THE).  A  Scholarly  Counterblast  Against  Pessimism.  By 
David  Starr  Jordan.  Esperanza  Edition :  Tokugawa  red-brown  boards,  *75  cents 
net;  by  mail,  81  cents. 
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PHILOSOPHY  OF  INGERSOLL  (THE).  Brilliant  Flashes  from  a  Great  Intellect. 
Compiled  by  Vere  Goldthwaite.  Alethea  Edition  :  Bjornson  golden-brown  boards, 
buckram  back,  *$1.50  net;  by  mail,  $1.64. 

POTATO  CHILD  AND  OTHERS  (THE).  Three  Tender  Christmas  Tales.  By  Mrs. 
Charles  J.  Woodbury.  Frontispiece  from  a  bas-relief  by  Elizabeth  Ferrea.  Rain- 
bow Edition :  Flexible  boards,  enclosed  in  uniform  holiday  envelope,  35  cents  net ; 
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PRINCESS  OF  MANOA  (THE).   With 'Other  Romantic  Tales  from  the  Folk-lore  of 
Old  Hawaii.  By  Mrs.  Frank  R.  Day.  Canoe  Edition :  Full  brown  basket  buckram, 
*$1.50  net ;  by  mail,  $1.62. 
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mail,  $3.12. 
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PROSIT.  A  Book  of  Toasts.  Compiled  by  the  Spinners'  Club.  New  Convivial  Edition : 

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mail,  $3.11. 
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PSYCHOLOGICAL  YEAR  BOOK  (THE).  First  Series.  Stimulating  Thoughts  for  Each 
Day  in  the  Calendar.  Compiled  by  Janet  Young.  Craftsman  Edition :  Hand-mod- 
eled and  colored,  $3.00  net. 

QUATRAINS  OF  CHRIST.  A  Reverent  Expression  of  the  Soul's  Belief  in  its  Saviour. 
By  George  Creel.  Frontispiece.  Galilee  Edition :  Flexible  cloudy  Kaiser  cover  and 
gold,  in  uniform  envelope,  50  cents  net;  by  mail, 54  cents. 

RAVEN  (THE).  Prefaced  by  the  Philosophy  of  Composition.  By  Edgar  Allan  Poe. 
Photogravure  Illustrations.    Lenore  Edition :    Flexible  Japanese    shadow-paper 
boards,  boxed,  *$5.00  net ;  by  mail,  $5.24. 
Pallas  Edition :  Gray  Ancona  boards,  leather  back,  slide-box  of  Italian  gray,  *$6.00 

net;  by  mail, $6.24. 

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*$10.00  net ;  by  mail,  $10.24. 

RUBAIYAT  OF  OMAR  KHAYYAM  (THE).    FitzGer aid's  Final  Version,  with  the 
Literal  Omar.   Edited  by  Arthur  Guiterman.    Illustrated.    Naishapur  Edition' 
Hand-made  Oriental  boards,  boxed,  *$1.50  net ;  by  mail,  $1.58. 
"Wilderness  Edition:  Flexible  leather, boxed, *$2.00  net;  by  mail, $2.07. 
Tentmakers'  Edition :  200  copies  on  Arnold  hand-made  paper,  hand-printed  flexible 
boards,  *$3.00  net;  by  mail,  $3.08. 

RUBAIYAT  OF  OMAR  KHAYYAM,  JR.  (THE).  Singing  of  Tobacco  and  Beauty, 
Philosophy  and  Hairpins.  By  Wallace  Irwin.  Illustrated  by  Gelett  Burgess.  Nic- 
otine Edition:  Flexible  cover,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  55  cents. 

SECRETS  OF  BEAUTY  AND  MYSTERIES  OF  HEALTH  (THE).  Containing  Recipes 
from  all  Parts  of  the  "World.  By  Cora  Brown  Potter.  Illustrated.  Calypso  Edition : 
Flexible  red  weathered  cover, 75  cents  net;  by  mail, 85  cents. 
De  Milo  Edition:  Satin-finish  linen, $1.75  net;  by  mail, $1.88. 

SLUMBER  SEA  CHANTEYS.  Dreamy  Cradle  Songs  by  Lucia  Chase  Bell  and  Reta 
Bell  James.  Music  by  Carrie  Stone  Freeman.  Decorated.  Nautilus  Edition :  Flex- 
ible Tekoa,  $1.00. 

SONNETS.  A  Notable  Contribution  to  the  Poetry  of  California.  By  Fannie  Purdy 
Palmer.  Limited  Canyon  Edition :  Hand-made  paper,  Fabriano  boards,  boxed, 
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SONNETS  PROM  THE  PORTUGUESE.  With  Lyric  Interludes.  By  Elizabeth  Barrett 
Browning.  Edited  with  preface  and  notes, by  Arthur  Guiterman.  Frontispiece  in 
photogravure.  Limited  Casa  Guidi  Edition :  Printed  on  Van  Gelder  hand-made  pa- 
per, Ancona  boards,  *$1.75  net ;  by  mail,  $1.84. 

Limited  Florentine  Edition :  Full  suede  boards,  *$3.00  net ;  by  mail,  $3.10. 
SOVEREIGN  WOMAN  VERSUS  MERE  MAN.  A  Merry  Medley  of  Impertinent  Quo- 
tations, Arraigning  Both  Sexes.   Compiled  by  Jennie  Day  Haines.   Double-leaf 
Japan  paper.  Xantippe  Edition :  Flexible  Rhinos,  boxed,  $1.00  net ;  by  mail,  $1.07. 
SPINNERS'  BOOK  OF  FICTION.   Choice  Tales  by  Leading  Western  Authors.  Col- 
lected by  the  Book  Committee  of  the  Spinners'  Club.  Illustrated.  Shasta  Edition : 
Spinners' linen,  boxed,  *$2.00  net;  by  mail,  $2.22. 

SPOTS :  OR  202  CLEANSERS.  Compiled  by  Clarice  T.  Courvoisier.  Rubricated.  Ob- 
long format.  Housewife  Edition:  Flexible  cover, uniform  envelope, 25  cents  net; 
by  mail,  29  cents. 

Tomoye  Edition :  Flexible  suede  calf, hand  finished, $2.00  net;  by  mail, $2.06. 
Craftsman  Edition :  Hand-modeled  and  colored,  $3.00  net. 

SYLLOGISMS.  Logical  Reasons  for  Faith,  Joy  and  Strength,  from  the  Bible  and  Other 
Sources.  Arranged  for  each  day  in  the  year  by  Lee  Washington.   Illustrated. 
Ajalon  Edition:  Fab-Ri-Ko-Na  buckram, boxed, *$2.00  net;  by  mail, $2.19. 
Study  Table  Edition :  Full  nut-brown  Angora  kid,  slide-box,  *$4.00  net ;  by  mail,  $4.19. 
TOCSIN  (  THE  ).  A  Spirited,  Romantic  Drama  of  the  Renaissance.  By  Esther  Brown. 
Tiffany.  Limited  Florentine  Edition :  Hand-made  paper,  Fabriano  boards,  boxed, 
*$3.00  net;  by  mail, $3.11. 

TWINS  AND  THE  "WHYS  (THE).  A  Fairy  Tale  for  Young  and  Old.  By  Susan  F. 
Thompson.  Sandal  Edition:  Italian  boards,  linen  back,  50  cents  net;  by  mail,56  cents. 
Pilgrim  Edition:  Flexible  lambskin, boxed, 75  cents  net;  by  mail, 80  cents. 
Holiday  Edition :  Spanish  leather, boxed, $1.00  net;  by  mail, $1.05. 
Craftsman  Edition:  Heavy  leather, hand-modeled  and  colored, $4.50. 
VANISHED  RUIN  ERA  (THE).  San  Francisco's  Classic  Artistry  of  Ruins  Depicted 
in  Picture  and  Song.  By  Louis  J.  Stellmann.  Illustrated  with  mounted  duotone 
prints.   Resurgam  Edition :    Bound  in  boards,  fabric  back,  boxed,  *$2.50  net ;   by 
mail,  $2.78. 

WEATHER  OPINIONS.   Well-weathered  Wisdom,  with  Interleaves  on  Weather 
Subjects.  Compiled  by  Jennie  Day  Haines.  Weathercock  Edition:  Flexible  Cham- 
eleon, boxed,  $1.25  net;  by  mail, $1.37. 
Halcyon  Edition :  Fabriano  boards,  Sugiyama  golden  back,  boxed,  $2.00  net ;   by 

mail,  $2.16. 

The  Weather  Clerk's  Edition :  Full  champagne  kid,  boxed,  $5.00  net ;  by  mail,  $5.16. 
WEDDING  BOOK  (THE  HOUSE  THAT  JACK  BUILT).  A  Splendid  Record  Book  for 
Marriage  Gifts,  Guests  and  Memories.  By  Robert  "Wilson  Hyde.  Full  color  and 
gold.  Bridal  Edition :  Buckram,  boxed,  *$3.50  net;  by  mail, $3.75. 
Joy  Bell  Edition :  Full  Shiki  silk,  boxed,  *$5.00  net ;  by  mail,  $5.25. 
Joy  Bell  Edition,  Extra :  Full  Shiki  silk,  Shiki  silk  case,  boxed,  *$6.00  net ;  by  mail,  $6.25. 
Orange  Blossom  Edition :  Full  white  calf,  boxed,  *$10.00  net ;  by  mail,  $10.25. 
Orange  Blossom  Edition,  Extra :  Full  white  calf,  enclosed  in  white  calf  case,  boxed, 

*$15.00  net ;  by  mail,  $1530. 

WESTERN  CLASSICS.  Four  Masterpieces  from  the  Pacific  Coast.  Each  with  an  in- 
troduction. Printed  on  Italian  hand-made  paper,  with  a  frontispiece  in  photo- 
gravure on  Japan  vellum.  Bound  in  heavy  Ancona  beveled  boards,  sheepskin 
parchment  backs.  The  Tamalpais  Edition,  Collected.  The  set  of  four  volumes 
enclosed  in  a  cabinet  box  of  heavy  lacquered  Japanese  fibre  stock,  boxed,  *$7.50 
net ;  by  mail,  $7.78. 
The  Tamalpais  Edition,  Single :  Each  volume  enclosed  in  a  hinged  case  of  heavy 

lacquered  Japanese  fibre  stock,  boxed,  *$2.00  net ;  by  mail,  $2.10. 

The  Book  Craft  Edition :  Each  volume,  with  a  jacket  of  Ancona  handmade,  enclosed 
in  a  uniform  slide-box,  *$2.00  net ;  by  mail,  $2.08.  The  set  of  four  volumes,  *$7.50 
met;  by  mail, $7.75. 

1.  The  Sea  Fogs.  By  Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

2.  The  Case  of  Summerfield.  By  William  H.  Rhodes. 

3.  Tennessee's  Partner.  By  Bret  Harte. 

4.  A  Son  of  the  God*  and  a  Horseman  in  the  Sky.  By  Ambrose  Bierce. 

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Davis  Kirkham.  Armchair  Edition  :  Fab-Ri-Ko-Na,  *$1.50  net ;  by  mail,  $1.63. 
Hearthside  Edition:  Frontispiece, Holiday  boards, boxed, *$1.75  net;  by  mail, $1.84. 
Craftsman  Edition:  Leather, hand-modeled, colored, boxed, *$6.00  net. 
WONDERS  OF  THE  DEEP.  Rhythmic  Observations  on  Fishes  and  Things.  By  Johnny 

Jones.  Aquarium  Edition:  Green  royal  melton,  25  cents  net;  by  mail, 28  cents. 
School  Edition  :  Mother's  scrap-bag  cambric,  50  cents  net;  by  mail, 54  cents. 
WORKS  OF  JESUS  (THE).   Christ's  Healing  Acts,  followed  by  the  Sermon  on  the 
Mount.  Arranged  by  Edna  S.  Little.   Bethlehem  Edition :  Flexible  Fabriano,  *75 
cents  net ;  by  mail,  80  cents. 

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YE  GARDEYNE  BOKE.  Sayings  about  Gardens  and  Green  Things  Growing.  Com- 
piled by  Jennie  Day  Haines.  Trellis  Edition :  Flexible  Sugiyama  boards,  boxed, 
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YOU  AND  SOME  OTHERS.  Poems  for  Occasions.  By  Agness  Greene  Foster.  Enlarged 

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Calendars,  1911 

With  pictured  leaves  and  words  of  cheer  — 
The  golden  milestones  of  the  year. 

Pages  from  the  Book  of  Father  Time.  Richly  simple,  —  for  while  every 
leaf  is  beautifully  illustrated  in  color,  great  care  has  been  exercised  to  avoid 
that  over-elaboration  which  gradually  palls  upon  the  eye.  Both  words  and 
decorations  have  been  chosen  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  calendars  we 
send  to  our  friends  should  not  be  things  of  a  day,  but  works  of  art  and 
thought  to  be  looked  upon  with  pleasure  through  all  the  coming  year  and 
even  treasured  when  that  year  is  with  the  past. 

1.  SUNBEAMS.  A  Calendar  of  Helpful  Lyrics.  By  Agness  Greene  Foster.  Designed  by 

Harold  Sichel.  The  six  verses,  "just  Think,"  "  All,"  "  No  Fear,"  "  Keep  Me  Simple," 
"His  Hand,"  and  "Can  There  Be  Aught  But  Gladness  "  are  lettered  and  designed 
with  attractive  decorative  freedom  and  simplicity,  and  printed  in  color  on  hand- 
made Florentine  stock.  These  are  mounted  on  uniform  leaves  of  a  harmonizing 
brown  tone,  with  date  panels  in  gold  and  enclosed  in  uniform  envelope.  Size, 
7^  x8H.  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  54  cents. 

2.  HELOISE.    A  Calendar  in  Photogravure,  Reproducing  the  Beautiful  Painting  by 

Jenkins.  This  is  printed  with  exquisite  richness  on  French  vellum  plate  and 
mounted  on  a  leaf  of  delicate  toned  Hartgeheimte,  upon  which  is  affixed  a  small 
tablet  calendar;  enclosed  in  a  uniform  envelope  stamped  in  gold.  Size,  5/^x12. 
35  cents  net ;  by  mail,  38  cents. 

3.  IMPRESSIONS  CALENDAR.  All  doubts  as  to  what  calendar  will  make  the  richest 

gift  will  be  dispelled  at  the  first  sight  of  the  new  Impressions  Calendar  —  a  weekly 
calendar  composed  of  fifty-four  beautiful  mottoes,  illustrated  and  illuminated  in 
many  colors.  Although  the  fifty-four  motto-cards  reproduced  on  the  leaves  are  each 
worth  10  cents,  or  $5.40  in  all,  the  calendar  costs  but  50  cents.  The  mottoes  have 
been  most  carefully  selected,  and  the  calendar  will  furnish  a  varied  literary  and 
artistic  treat  throughout  the  year.  On  the  cover  leaf  is  the  decorated  card,  "Life's 
Mirror,"  incorporated  in  a  border  design  by  Charles  Frank  Ingerson,  of  a  water-lily 
in  luminous  blue,  green  and  golden  brown,  followed  by  selections  from  Stevenson, 
Van  Dyke  and  many  other  well-loved  authors.  The  calendar  is  printed  on  Dutch 
drawing-paper,  size  6%  x  10  inches,  tied  with  white  cord  and  enclosed  in  a  red 
holiday  box.  A  well-proportioned,  well-designed  and  well-executed  calendar  of 
unprecedented  value  and  interest  50  cents  net ;  by  mail,  60  cents. 

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4.  PRETTY  GOOD  "WORLD.  A  Calendar  of  Cheer.  Six  mottoes  from  the  "Good  Cheer 

Leaflets,"  printed  in  colors  on  French  vellum  plate,  are  mounted  on  leaves  of  gray 
hand-made  Florentine  with  border  and  date  panels  in  gold.  Enclosed  in  uniform 
envelope.  Size, 7K  x82i  inches.  50  cents  net;  by  mail, 54  cents. 

5.  STRENGTHENERS.  A  Calendar  of  Trust.  Lyric  calls  to  action  and  promises  of 

peace,  designed  in  color  by  Harold  Sichel.  Printed  on  heavy  cards  of  antique 
cream  board  and  enclosed  in  a  rich  red  envelope.  Size,  S%x9  inches.  50  cents  net ; 
by  mail,  55  cents. 

6.  A  GUIDE  FOR  LIVING.  A  miniature  motto  calendar  consisting  of  twelve  bright 

cards  of  good  counsel  from  Dickens,  Lincoln,  Lowell,  Emerson  and  others.  These 
are  mounted  on  leaves  of  unusual  rich  mahogany  red  Japanese  fibre  paper,  hand 
made,  with  the  date  panel  in  gold.  Enclosed  in  brown  envelope.  Size,4K  x8j^  in- 
ches. 50  cents  net ;  by  mail,  53  cents. 

9.  DUCKS  ON  THE  WING.  A  Calendar  of  Inspiration.  Fuertes' marvelous  color  study 

of  wild  life  and  open  sky,  mounted  upon  a  daintily  tinted  background  of  German 
Changeant  stock,  to  which  is  attached  a  tablet  calendar.  Enclosed  in  uniform  en- 
velope. Size,6^  x  11#  inches.  35  cents  net;  by  mail, 38  cents. 

10.  SUNSHINE  PHILOSOPHY.   A  Calendar  of  Optimism.    The  remaining  six  Good 
Cheer  Leaflets  by  Riley,  Ella  "Wheeler  Wilcox,  Bangs,  Browning  and  others, 
treated  similarly  to  "  Pretty  Good  "World,"  but  mounted  on  Florentine  of  a  beauti- 
ful terra  cotta  color.  Enclosed  in  uniform  envelope.  Size,  7)^  x8)i  inches.  50  cents 
net;  by  mail, 54  cents. 

Greetings  and  Decorations 

A  thought  to  speak  the  giver's  heart, 
A  motto  wrought  with  graceful  art. 

On  how  many  occasions  when  we  wish  to  send  a  message  of  congratu- 
lation, greeting  or  good  cheer,  do  we  find  ordinary  pen  and  ink  inade- 
quate. Then  it  is  that  a  tasteful  leaflet,  with  well-chosen  words  and 
beautifully  colored  decorations,  devised  with  the  care  that  makes  it  a  thing 
to  be  kept  and  treasured,  proves  a  boon  indeed.  All  the  resources  of  color 
printing  and  fine  paper  making  have  been  taxed  to  make  these  mottoes, 
wall  cards,  leaflets  and  favors  more  beautiful,  more  varied  than  ever. 
Added  to  this,  the  varietv  and  individuality  of  hand  work  is  present  in  a 
large  assortment  of  cards  and  favors  that  have  been  illustrated  or  deco- 
rated in  water-colors  by  skilled  artists. 

Birthday  Cards 

We  merely  come  to  say  to  you, 
"  A  merry  natal  day  to  you." 

MANY  HAPPY  RETURNS !  Birthday  cards  are  really  a  comparatively  recent  though 
long-needed  development,  yet  here  are  many,  the  product  both  of  the  color  press 
and  of  the  artist's  brush.  Nothing  could  be  much  more  appropriate  or  pleasing 
as  a  birthday  greeting  than  one  of  the  series  of  twelve  Italian  deckle-edge,  hand- 
made cards  in  uniform  envelopes,  each  displaying  a  hand  painting  of  the  flower  of 
the  month,  or  any  one  of  the  others  mentioned  below,  with  cheerful  verse  or  kindly 
greeting.  Each  card  or  folder  has  a  page  reserved  for  the  written  personal  greeting 
of  the  sender  and  is  provided  with  a  special  hand-made  envelope. 

1.  To  My  Bonnie  Friend.   "  Hale  be  your  heart,  hale  be  your  fiddle ! "  Burns.  Scotch 
Thistle  design  in  gold,  hand  colored.  A  four-page  folder  of  gray  Florentine,  size 
3x554.  15  cents  net. 

2.  A  Birthday  Prophecy.  "Love  is  at  sixty  as  at  twenty."  Agness  Greene  Foster. 
The  horn  of  plenty,  hand  colored.    A  four-page  folder  of  terra  cotta  Florentine, 
size  2.K  x5f£.  20  cents  net. 

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3a.  A  Merry  Birthday.  "l  love  a  laugh."  Nellie  Blessing  Eyster.  Printed  in  gold. 
A  four-page  folder  of  cream  Chameleon,  size  23A  x6l/a.  10  cents  net. 

3b.  The  same,  hand  colored.  25  cents  net. 

4a.  A  Birthday  Oracle.  "The  Master  -  Helmsman  always  near.*'  Agness  Greene 
Foster.  A  treasure  ship  designed  by  Harold  Sichel.  Printed  in  color  and  gold.  A 
card  of  French  vellum  with  fly-leaf,  size  2ji  x5&.  15  cents  net. 

4b.  The  same,  hand  colored.  25  cents  net. 

5.  My  Birthday  "Wish  for  You.  "I'll  ne'er  go  by  your  door."  Four-leaf  clover.  Hand 
colored.  A  card  of  green-toned  onyx  with  fly-leaf,  size  5x3.  15  cents  net. 

6.  A  Birthday  Rosary.  "Thine  be  every  joy."  Nellie  Blessing  Eyster.  Doves  and 
olive  branches.  Printed  in  gold  and  gray.  Designed  by  Harold  Sichel.  A  card  of 
cream  bristol  with  fly-leaf,  size  5/^  x  3^.  15  cents  net. 

7.  "A  Happy  Birthday."  A  series  of  twelve  hand-colored  cards,  each  having  the 
symbol-flower  for  a  month.  In  ordering  please  state  which  month  is  desired.  Ital- 
ian deckle-edge  hand-made  card  in  uniform  envelope,  size  3%  x6.  25  cents  net. 

7a.  Snowdrop,  January. 

7b.  Primrose,  February. 

7c.  Violet,  March. 

7d.  Daisy,  April. 

7e.  Hawthorne,  May. 

7f.  Honeysuckle,  June. 

7g.  Water-lily,  July. 

7h.  Poppy,  August. 

7i.  Morning-glory,  September. 

7j.  Hops,  October. 

7k.  Chrysanthemum,  November. 

71   Holly,  December. 

8.  "Many  Happy  Returns  of  the  Day."  A  greeting,  deeply  stamped  in  gold  on  a  rich, 
magenta  Italian  hand-made  folder,  size  3l/s  x  4%.  5  cents  net. 

9.  "A  Happy  Birthday  to  You."  "God  Bless  the  Boys,  Old  and  Young."  For  the 
youngsters.  An  appropriate  design  by  Gordon  Ross,  hand  colored.    A  four-page 
folder  of  toned  Chameleon,  size  2l/z  x6lA.  25  cents  net. 

10.  Book-Marker  Birthday  Greeting.    To  be  slipped  into  the  birthday  gift  book. 
Stamped  deeply  in  gold  on  blue  hand-made  folder,  size  V/A,  x9%.  5  cents  net. 

Cards  for  Occasions 

The  kindly  thought,  the  timely  word— 
By  these  the  heart  is  doubly  stirred. 

FOR  SPECIAL  OCCASIONS.  How  often  one  is  at  a  loss  to  know  just  what  message  to 
send!  But  here  are  graceful  cards  of  condolence  — "The  Chord  of  Sympathy"  by 
W.  J.  Locke,  and  a  prayer  attributed  to  Gladstone,— full  of  meaning  yet  not  so 
direct  as  to  grate  upon  the  feelings.  Also,  there  are  delicate  messages  of  affection 
and  farewell,  and  beautifully  hand-colored  cards, —  on  the  one  hand  to  announce 
baby's  arrival,  and  on  the  other  to  congratulate  the  happy  parents. 

1.  A  Prayer  for  the  Soul  of  One  Beloved  in  Paradise.  Consolation.  Gladstone.  A  card 
of  Japanese  vellum,  size  6%  x9l/8.  25  cents  net. 

2.  The  You  I  Love.  "  What  is  this  '  you '  I  love  so  well  ?  "  Agness  Greene  Foster.  A 
lily-of-the-valley  design  by  Harold  Sichel.  In  gold,  hand-colored.  A  four-page  folder 
of  toned  Chameleon,  size  23A  x6l/8.  25  cents  net. 

3.  Just  Know.  For  Departure.  "  All  are  in  God's  loving  care."  Agness  Greene  Foster. 
A  light-brown  Florentine  card  with  fly-leaf,  in  gold  and  colors,  hand  colored,  size 
5%  x5&.  15  cents  net. 

4.  Love.  "All  things  flag  but  only  Love."  Christina  Rossetti.  Gracefully  designed 
by  Harold  Sichel.  In  gold,  hand  colored.  A  four-page  folder  of  toned  Chameleon, 
size  3x7#.  25  cents  net. 

5.  Chord  of  Sympathy  (The),  "it  is  only  the  overtones  of  suffering."  By  W.J.Locke. 
Condolence.  Design  by  Harold  Sichel.  Printed  in  gold  and  tints.  A  card  with  fly- 
leaf, of  white  Chameleon,  size  4x5.  15  cents  net. 

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6.  Announcement  of  Baby's  Arrival.  Design  by  Harold  Sichel.  Hand  colored,  with 
a  miniature  envelope  for  Baby's  card.  A  card  with  fly-leaf  of  toned  Chameleon, 
size  4x3^.  15  cents  net. 

7.  Another  Flowret.  Congratulation  on  Baby's  arrival.  "Another  flowret  blooming 
in  the  sun."  Design  by  Jean  Oliver.  Hand  colored.  A  card  with  fly-leaf,  of  white 
Chameleon,  size  5  x  3%.  25  cents  net. 

Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards 

To  make  the  holidays 
The  best  of  jolly  days. 

MERRY  CHRISTMAS  AND  HAPPY  NEW  YEAR.  Mirthful  and  serious,  antique  and 
modern,  festive  and  fraught  with  the  deeper  meanings  of  the  holidays, — here  are 
cards  and  leaflets  in  the  brightest  colors  to  convey  all  manner  of  good  wishes  on 
Christmas  and  New  Year's  Day.  Many  of  them  are  beautifully  illustrated  and 
decorated  by  hand.  In  a  novel  triplicate  screen,  Ebisu,  the  Japanese  God  of  Good 
Luck,  brings  his  seasonable  blessing.  There  are  cards  for  the  youngsters  as  well 
as  for  the  older  folk,  and  among  the  most  delightful  innovations  are  correspondence 
sheets,  cards  and  envelopes  of  the  finest  paper  for  the  season's  letters,  delicately 
illuminated  by  hand.  Many  of  the  greetings  have  pages  reserved  for  the  personal 
inscriptions  of  the  senders  and  each  is  enclosed  in  an  attractive  hand-made 
envelope. 

5.  "joy  of  Christmas  Tide  Be  With  You."  A  folder  of  vegetable  parchment  designed 
in  gold  by  Harold  Sichel.  Size,3K  x5^{.  10  cents  net. 

6.  Christmas  Wish  of  Cheer.  "A  pocket  full  of  money.  *  *  *  God  bless  the  master  of 
this  house."   Card  of  onyx  bristol  designed  by  F.  Woolrich.  Printed  in  gold  and 

|          color.  Size,  5x7.  10  cents  net. 

8.  Christmas  Peace  and  Love.  "Peace — that  passes  all  the  rest."  By  Mary  Vaughan. 
Card  of  antique  cream  bristol  designed  by  Robert  "Wilson  Hyde.  Size,  5/^  x  7.  10 
cents  net. 

10.  A  New  Year's  Prophecy.  "Love  is  at  sixty  as  at  twenty."  By  Agness  Greene 
Foster.  A  folder  of  sepia  antique  bristol  designed  by  Robert  Wilson  Hyde.  Size, 
3x9.  15  cents  net. 

13.  A  Christmas  Song.  "One  who  loves  a  little  child  hath  Christmas  all  the  year.*' 
By  Florence  Evelyn  Pratt.    On  a  hand-made  card  with  a  Madonna  in  color,  by 
Gordon  Ross.  Size,  9%  x  13*A.  15  cents  net. 

14.  The  Message  of  the  Iris.  "May  all  thy  holidays  be  bowers."  By  Haskell  Wil- 
liams. On  a  hand-made  card  with  a  child's  head  in  color  by  Gordon  Ross.  Size, 
9lAxI3l/4.  15  cents  net. 

16.  The  True  Greeting.  "  For  'twas  love  that  prompted  the  sending  of  this  message, 
friend  of  mine."  By  Agness  Greene  Foster.  A  folder  of  white  Chameleon  designed 
with  holly  by  Harold  Sichel.  Size,  4^x5]^.  15  cents  net. 

17.  When  Yule  Is  Here.  "  Old  ties  are  dear  when  Yule  is  here."  Folder  of  vegetable 
parchment  designed  in  gold  by  Harold  Sichel.  Size, 3  x5^.  10  cents  net. 

18.  A  Cynic's  Christmas  Feast.   "'Tis  concentrated  indigestion!"  By  J.  Ashby- 
Sterry.    Humorous  card  on  French  vellum  by  Raymond  Carter.   Size,  4^x7.    10 
cents  net. 

19.  A  Joyous  Christmas.  "  Ring  the  bells  with  gladness."  By  Cora  H.  Buell.  A  Cham- 
eleon folder  designed  by  Harold  Sichel.  Size,5Kx7.  15  cents  net. 

20.  "  *T  is  Christmas  Is  a  Happy  Time."    A  jolly  design  of  flaming  plum  puddings 
by  Raymond  Carter  on  a  French  vellum  card.  Size,  5x7.  15  cents  net. 

21.  "Joy  and  Plenty."  Santa  Claus  and  the  Christmas  tree  designed  by  Raymond 
Carter  on  a  card  of  French  vellum.  Size,  4^x5/4.  15  cents  net. 

22.  Blessings  on  the  New  Year.  "  Be  thou  most  blest."  By  Cora  H.  Buell.  Card  of 
linen  bristol  designed  by  Raymond  Carter.  Size,  6x9^.  15  cents  net. 

23.  At  Christmasse  Tyde.   "And  Christmasse  bells  a-ringing."   By  Willis  Boyd 
Allen.  Card  designed  by  Harold  Sichel  on  antique  bristol.  Size,  6%  x9.  15  cents  net. 

24.  Christmas  and  New  Year's  Greetings.  Santa  Claus  and  Father  Time  folder,  de- 
signed by  Harold  Sichel.  Size,  2/4  x3.  5  cents  net. 


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27.  The  Autoist's  Record-Breaking  Christinas  and  "  Rubber-Tired  New  Year.**  By 

Ethel  Watts-Mumford  Grant.  Designed  by  Harold  Siohel  and  mounted  on  Chinese 

red  card.  Size,  2x4^.  10  cents  net. 
29.  "Christmas  Greetings  from  Japan."  Card, paneled  on  wood  veneer,  designed  by 

Harold  Sichel.  Size,3x4#.  10  cents  net. 

32.  "All  Good  Things  Be  Yours."  A  brown  Florentine  folder  designed  by  Frances 
Washington  Delehanty.  Size, 4%  x5%.  10  cents  net. 

33.  "May  Joy  "With  You  Abide."    A  chocolate  Ancona  folder  designed  by  Robert 
Hudson.  Size,  2#  x  6^.  10  cents  net. 

34.  The  Carol  at  the  Gate.  New  Year.  **  Here  we  come  a-whistling.M  A  brown  An- 
cona folder  designed  by  Frances  "Washington  Delehanty.  Size,  25^  x  654.  10  cents 
net. 

35.  Christmas,  Good  Old  Day.     And  back  to  love  and  kindness  win  us."  By  Edward 
Sanford  Masten.  Designed  by  Harold  Sichel.  A  Chameleon  card  tipped  to  an  An- 
cona mount.  Size,  6^x7^4.  15  cents  net. 

36.  The  King's  Birthday.  "Every  day  is  a  King's  birthday  when  Love  is  born." 
By  Agness  Greene  Foster.  Card  of  Imperial  Japanese  vellum  designed  by  Harold 
Sichel  in  purple,  gray  and  gold.  Size,  5  x8/4.  15  cents  net. 

37.  "May  Joy  "With  You  Abide."  Free-hand  water-color  decorations — holly, mistle- 
toe, autumn  leaves,  poinsettia,  on  onyx  cards.  Size,  5%  x 3  ML  25  cents  net. 

38.  "A  Merry  Christmas  and  a  Glad  New  Year."  Free-hand  water-color  decorations, 
similar  to  preceding.  Size, 5%  x4l/£.  25  cents  net. 

39.  "All  Good  Things  Be  Yours."  Free-hand  water-color  decorations  similar  to  No. 
37.  Size,  5^x4^.  25  cents  net. 

40.  Letters  to  Absent  Friends.  Correspondence  paper  for  Christmas  and  New  Year 
letters  with  a  seasonable  hand-colored  decoration.  Letter-folders  of  delicate-toned 
Changeat  stock,  eight  pages,  with  uniform  envelopes.  Size,  6^  x  6H.  15  cents  net. 

41.  Notes  to  Distant  Friends.  Correspondence  cards  for  Christmas  notes.  Seasonable 
decoration,  hand-colored.  Beautiful  gray  Italian  hand-made  deckle-edge  card  in 
uniform  deckle-edge  envelope.  Size,3K  x5%.  15  cents  net. 

42.  Personal  Greeting  to  Friends.  A  greeting  card  for  personal  messages  of  the  season. 
Hand-illumined  decoration.   Small  card  of  French  Japan  in  uniform  envelope. 
Size,  2l/s  x  Zft.  10  cents  net. 

43.  "What  Blessings  Can  I  Wish  You,  O  My  Friend?"  A  Christmas  verse  richly 
printed  in  bronze  with  hand-colored  decorations,  on  a  folder  of  deckle-edge  brown 
Italian  correspondence  stock,  in  uniform  deckle-edge  envelope.  Designed  by  Charles 
Frank  Ingerson.  Size,  6  x7&.  25  cents  net. 

44.  What  Wishes  Shall  I  Offer  Thee  This  Christmas  Morning?  "Thy  life  should  be 
all  gladness."  By  Harvey  Davis  Loveland.    Designed  by  Harold  Sichel.    A  folder 
of  delicate-toned  antique  deckle  cover  with  hand-colored  decorations.  Size,  5/4  x  8/4. 
20  cents  net. 

45a.  Your  Gift  to  Me.  By  Agness  Greene  Foster.  "  God  smiles  at  me  through  you." 
Card  designed  by  Jean  Oliver.  A  folder  of  porphyr  with  autumn  leaf  decorations 
in  green  and  gold.  Size,  5  x6^.  10  cents  net. 

45b.  The  same.  Hand-colored  decorations.  20  cents  net. 

46.  Christmas  Bells.  A  print  of  the  Angels  of  the  Chimes  by  Blashfield,  mounted  in 
a  four-page  folder  of  Changeat,  with  a  Christmas  carol  verse, "  Love  is  born  for 
you,"  by  Agness  Greene  Foster.  Hand  colored.  Size,5K  x82i.  25  cents  net. 

47.  "God  Bless  the  Master  of  this  House."  Folder  designed  by  Charles  Frank  Inger- 
son. Printed  in  gold  and  colors  and  hand  colored.  Size,  5^x8.  20  cents  net. 

48.  "A  Merry  Christmas  to  Us  All,  My  Dears."  By  Charles  Dickens.  A  folder  of  vege- 
table parchment  printed  in  gold,  red  and  black.  Size,  5}4  x  3.  10  cents  net. 

49.  Lo,  Now  Is  Come  the  Joyful'st  Feast !  "  Without  the  door  let  sorrow  lie,  *  *  *  and 
evermore  be  merry."  A  Christmas  four-page  Florentine  folder  designed  by  Anna 
B.  Craig.  Hand  colored.  Size,  5%  x  S1A.  35  cents  net. 

50.  Christmas  Feast.  A  spiritual  menu  in  a  four-page  folder  of  brown  Florentine,  de- 
signed by  Jean  Oliver.  Hand  colored.  Size,  4^  x7#.  25  cents  net. 

51.  The  Full  Stockin'.   "I  hope  your  stockin's  filled  so  full."    A  child's  humorous 
folder,  of  antique  cream  bristol,  hand  colored.  Size,  4  x6H.  15  cents  net. 

52.  "Hurrah  for  Christmas ("  Christmas  tree  and  joyous  boy.  A  child's  humorous 
folder.  Green  oynx,  hand  colored.  Size,  4%  x5.    15  cents  net. 

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53.  I  "Wish  You  a  Merry  Christmas  and  a  Jolly  New  Year."  A  child's  humorous 
folder.  German  deckle  cover,  hand  colored.  Size,  7x4/^.  20  cents  net. 

54.  "  Happy  New  Year  !  and  an  Echo  for  Every  Day  in  the  Year."  Stamped  in  gold 
on  green  13th  Century  Folder.  Size,6M*  x3K.  10  cents  net. 

55.  "  Happy  New  Year !  Hope  Your  Smile  Will  Reach  Around  the  Whole  Year."  A 
child's  humorous  folder.  Hand  colored.  Size  6x4.  15  cents  net. 

56.  Christmas  Greetings.  A  dainty  folder,  designed  and  lettered  in  gold.  Size  2x3. 
5  cents  net. 

57.  Ebisu's  Christmas  Wish.  A  greeting  from  a  Japanese  god  of  good  luck,  with  his 
portrait  in  a  three-leaf  screen.  Size,  7  x  11.  25  cents  net. 

59.  My  Givt  Is  Luff.  *4Give  the  Poor  a  Penny,"  a  whimsical  broadside.  By  Ruth 
W.  Norton.  On  brown  paper,  decorated  and  colored  by  hand.  Size,  8  x  18.  15  cents. 

Easter  Cards 

In  rainbow-tinted  prose  and  rhyme 
We  voice  the  joy  of  Easter  time. 

CHRIST  IS  RISEN  !  Easter  light  and  joy,  Easter  lilies,  Easter  greetings,  yes,  and 
Easter  bunnies,  ducklings  and  bonnets  furnish  many  themes  for  cards  and  folders 
in  colors  and  gold.  One  of  the  most  attractive  of  the  hand-colored  cards  shows  a 
gay  Easter  rabbit  presenting  an  actual  tiny  envelope  ia  which  the  sender's  card 
may  be  enclosed. 

la.  *A  Joyous  Easter  Be  Yours."  Stamped  in  gold  and  color  on  French  vellum  folder 
designed  by  Harold  Sichel.  Size,  6  x  3^.  10  cents  net. 

Ib.  The  Same.  Hand  colored.  15  cents  net. 

2.  Easter  Greetings.  Panels  of  spring  flowers — iris,  daffodils,  jonquils,  lilies  —  free- 
hand water-color  studies  on  folders  of  Chameleon.  Size,  2K  x  6^4.  25  cents  net. 

3.  "  He  Is  Risen."  Similar  to  preceding.  Size,  2Kx6#.  25  cents  net. 

4.  "I  Am  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life."  The  Bible  text,  richly  rubricated  on  a  vege- 
table parchment  folder.  10  cents  net. 

5.  Easter  Joy.  "  Life  eternal,  joy  supernal."  By  Nellie  Blessing  Eyster.  A  design  of 
Easter  lilies,  hand  colored.  A  four-page  folder  of  cream  Chameleon.  Size,  2/4  x6/£. 
20  cents  net. 

6.  Easter  Light.  By  Nellie  Blessing  Eyster.  A  design  of  leaded  windows  and  callas, 
hand  colored.  A  four-page  folder  of  toned  Chameleon.  Size,  iVz  x5%.  25  cents  net. 

7.  Easter  Fulfilment.  "  The  brook  has  found  its  voice  again."  An  Easter  verse  lettered 
and  designed  by  Harold  Sichel  in  gold  and  color  on  a  folder  of  French  vellum. 
Size,5^  x5K.  15  cents  net. 

8.  Easter  Blossoms.  "  Hints  of  the  life  eternal !  '*  Whittier.   A  trillium  design  in 
gold  and  purple  on  a  folder  of  French  vellum.  Size,6£H  x5?i.  10  cents  net. 

9.  Easter  Morning.  ** Angels,  roll  the  rock  away!"  Poem,  illustrated  by  Ender's 
picture  in  duotone  print  mounted  in  a  folder  of  French  Japan  bristol  and  gold. 
Decoration  hand  colored.  Size,  5f6x8;K$.  25  cents  net. 

10.  Easter  Joy.    A  little  lady  and  a  spring  hat  with  real  feather.    Hand-colored 
folder  of  cream  Chameleon.  Size  3K  x6H.  25  cents  net. 

11.  Easter  Greeting.    The  joyful  duck.  Hand  colored,  on  onyx  bristol  card.    Size, 
2^x626.  15  cents  net. 

12.  Easter  Greeting.  The  hiding  rabbit.  Hand  colored.  Mounted  card.  Size,  3%x5H. 
15  cents  net. 

13.  Easter  Joy.  The  ducklings*  promenade.    Hand-colored  folder  of  cream  Chame- 
leon. Size,3^x5K.  20  cents  net. 

14.  Easter  Greeting.  The  peeping  rabbit.  Hand-colored  double  folder  of  brown  du- 
plex Chameleon.  Size, 3^x5^.  20  cents  net. 

15.  Easter  Greeting.  The  messenger  rabbit  delivering  a  little  envelope  in  which  a 
greeting  card  may  be  enclosed.  Hand  colored.  Size,  4^t  x  5K.  20  cents  net. 

16.  Easter  Dawn.  "May  the  glad  dawn  of  Easter  morn  bring  holy  joy  to  thee."  A 
folder  of  Japan  shadow  paper  stamped  in  gold  and  gray,  hand  colored.  Size,  3  x  §%. 
20  cents  net. 

17.  Easter  Book-Mark  Greeting.   For  the  Easter  gift  book.  Butterflies  in  gold  and 
green  on  a  tinted  folder.  Size,  2^  x6.  5  cents  net. 

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Guest  Room  Verses 

With  kindly  words  we  greet  the  guest, 
And  wish  him.  peace  and  bid  him  rest. 

1.  "Sleep  Sweet  Within  This  Quiet  Room.**  A  poppy  flower  and  leaf  design  on  a 
delicate-toned  antique  folder  by  Jean  Oliver.  Hand  colored.  Size,  6H  x  8.  25  cents 
net. 

2.  Rest  in  His  Love.  **  He  giveth  unto  his  beloved  in  sleep."  A  design  of  mother  and 
child  by  Charles  Frank  Ingerson.  Hand  colored.  A  toned  Chameleon  folder.  Size, 
6^  x  7#.  25  cents  net. 

Leaflets  and  Mottoes 

Bright  messengers,  we  fly  by  every  post 

To  speak  the  fitting  word  when  needed  most. 

SOMETHING  FOR  EVERY  ONE.  Cards,  leaflets  and  folders,  presenting  the  sweetest 
rhymes  of  many  poets,  the  wisest  words  of  many  strong  writers,  in  all  the  glories 
of  color  and  gold,  are  here  in  abundance  and  variety  to  supply  the  needed  message 
in  well-nigh  every  possible  instance.  The  new  series,  "  Sunbeams,"  simple,  sweet 
verses  by  Agness  Greene  Foster,  illuminated  by  Harold  Sichel  on  gray  Florentine 
Cellini  folders,  express  a  quiet,  joyous  certainty  of  faith  that  in  a  measure  com- 
municates itself  to  all  who  study  them  with  sympathy.  Besides,  there  are  the 
popular  and  greatly  varied  Impression  Leaflets,  the  shrewd  and  jovial  Homely 
Maxims,  the  brief  but  golden  Miniature  Leaflets,  the  dainty,  naive  Children's  Leaf- 
lets, the  heartening  Good  Cheer  Leaflets  and  Strengtheners,  the  delicate,  ethereal 
Shadowings,  together  with  clever  Book-Markers,  mirthful  Doggerel  Dodgers  with 
post-cards  to  match,  and  wall  cards  and  Hospitalities  to  gladden  the  walls  of 
every  home. 

BOOK-MARKERS.  Dear  friends,  our  services  engage;  We  will  not  let  you  skip  one 
page.  Imperial  Japan  deckle-edge  folders,  richly  illustrated  in  colors.  Size,  3  x  8%. 
20  cents  net. 

1.  "For  a  Jollie  Goode  Booke."  Designed  by  F.  M.  Keane  in  red  and  gold. 

2.  My  Book,  "if  thou  art  borrowed  by  a  friend."  Designed  by  Robert  "Wilson  Hyde. 

3.  ||  Old  Books  to  Read."  Designed  in  photogravure  by  Gordon  Ross. 

4.  "  Go  Little  Book."  Stevenson's  delightful  dedication.   Designed  by  R.  W.  Hyde. 

5.  "A  Little  Health,  a  Little  Wealth."  Designed  by  R.  W.  Hyde. 
CHILDREN'S  LEAFLETS.  Our  fancies  make  the  children's  room  A  rainbow  garden 

all  in  bloom.  Pleasant  rhymes  that  the  little  ones  love.  Illustrated  in  colors  on 
French  vellum  folders,  5  x7/^  inches,  enclosed  in  envelopes.  10  cents  net. 
Folders  designed  by  Spencer  "Wright : 

1.  "  Rose  Dreamed  She  Was  a  Lily."  M.  E.  In  green  and  gold. 

2.  "  Now  I  Lay  Me  Down  to  Sleep."  Theodore  D.  Seward.  Golden  stars  in  a  mid- 
night sky. 

3.  "  He  Prayeth  Best  Who  Loveth  Best."  Coleridge.  Morning  tints  and  gold. 

4.  "  Good  Morrow,  Little  Rose-bush ! "  Joel  Stacy.  Rose  red  and  gold. 

5.  || Hark!  Says  Morning-glory."  Gray-blue  and  gold. 

6.  "Sleep,  Baby,  Sleep.  Thy  Father's  Watching  the  Sheep."  Dark  brown  and  gold. 
Folders  in  delightfully  humorous  designs  in  varied  colors  and  gold,  by  Raymond 

Carter : 

7.  The  Duties  of  Life.  "  God  made  a  little  man."     Old  Rhyme 

8.  Time  to  Rise.  "A  birdie  with  a  yellow  bill."     Stevenson. 

9.  A  Grace  for  a  Child.  "  Here  a  little  child  I  stand."     Herrick. 

10.  It.  "A  wee  little  worm  in  a  hickory-nut."    James  Whitcomb  Riley. 

11.  Lullaby.  "  Silver  sails  all  out  of  the  West."    Tennyson. 

12.  Child  Verse.  "  Rainy,  rattle-stones."     Old  Scotch  Rhyme. 

DOGGEREL  DODGERS.  Kitten,  puppy,  bear  and  bunny,  Bulldog,  lynx  and  seal  — 
how  funny  !  Designed  in  quadri-color  on  heavy  brown  vellum  cards  by  Albertine 
Randall  Wheelan.  Size,  9^x11.  Each  25  cents  net. 

1.  For  It's  Always  Fair  Weather.  Two  gay  dogs  and  a  chubby  pup. 

2.  Buns  and  Rolls.  Gymnastics  of  roller-skating  bunnies. 

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3.  Teddy  Bear's  Seal  of  Love.  The  "  Seal  "  is  the  sort  that  sealskin  grows  on. 

4.  On  the  Lynx.  The  golfing  fox  makes  a  fine  drive. 

5.  The  Kitten  Debutante.  Preparing  to  make  a  good  catch. 

6.  So  Near  and  Yet  Chauffeur  !  Motoring  Kitten  and  discomfited  bulldog. 

GOOD  CHEER  LEAFLETS.  Here 's  a  sunbeam,  here  's  a  smile,  Here 's  a  song  to  cheer 
a  mile.  Visions  of  the  brighter  side  of  life.  Illuminated  in  delicate  harmonies  of 
color  by  Harold  Sichel,  on  French  vellum  cards,  4Kx5^2.  Enclosed  in  envelopes. 
Each,  10  cents  net. 

1.  All 's  Blue.  "l  find  earth  not  gray  but  rosy."  Robert  Browning. 

2.  "A  World  Worth  Living  In."  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox. 

3.  The  Brighter  Side.  "The  inner  side  of  every  cloud." 

4.  A  Little  "Word, a  Little  Song.  "God  help  me  speak  the  little  word.'* 

5.  Sunshine  Philosophy.  "A-makin*  the  sunshine  everywhere."  James  Whitcomb 

Riley« 

6.  Joy.  "The  word  for  me  is  Joy."  John  Kendrick  Bangs. 

7.  Just  Be  Glad.  "  Let  us  fold  away  our  fears."  James  Whitcomb  Riley. 

8.  Jog  On.  "A  merry  heart  goes  all  the  day."  Shakespeare. 

9.  A  Laugh  at  Time.  "  Old  Time  his  rusty  scythe  may  whet."  Oliver  Wendell 
Holmes. 

10.  Pretty  Good  "World.  "Pretty  good  world,  good  people  !  "  Frank  L.  Stanton. 

11.  Look  for  Gladness,  "if  you  bring  a  smiling  visage  to  the  glass,  you  meet  a  smile." 
Alice  Gary. 

12.  Be  Ely  the.  "So  to  be  blythe  is  surely  best."  "William  Dunbar. 

GOOD  THINGS  AND  GRACES.  Golden  lessons,  happy  wishes  Served  as  laughter- 
flavored  dishes.  Ethical  recipes  by  Isabel  Goodhue.  Flights  of  swallows  crossing 
cheerful  pages  elaborately  designed  in  many  colors  by  Gordon  Ross.  Size, 
6^  x  lQl/{.  Enclosed  in  envelopes,  each  15  cents  net. 

1.  Game  Pie.  An  open-air  dish  served  in  a  bowl  of  blue  sky. 

2.  Irish  Stew.  A  compound  of  good  sense  and  blarney. 

3.  Brown  Betty.  Wholesome  girlhood  flavored  with  sunshine. 

4.  Johnny  Cake.  Small  boy  with  fun  sauce. 

5.  Ginger-Snaps.  A  recipe  for  joyous  endeavor. 

6.  Mayonnaise  for  Blue  Monday  Salad    A  good  work-day  dressing. 

HOMELY  MAXIMS.  "Witty,  homely  common  sense,  Terse  and  shrewd,  without  pre- 
tense. Chips  of  home-made  philosophy,  with  designs  of  quaint  humor  by  Raymond 
Carter,  on  cards  3K  x7  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelopes.  Each  10  cents  net. 

1.  Don't  Git  Sorry  fer  Yerself.  "  Lots  of  others  to  be  sorry  for,"  Mrs.  Wiggs  (Alice 
Hegan  Rice.) 

2.  Contrariness.  "As  a  rule  a  man's  a  fool." 

3.  Concerning  the  Foolishness  of  Fowls.  "  But  when  you  hear  from  a  hen,  she's  laid 
an  egg."  Lormier. 

4.  Happiness  versus  Trouble.  "Minnit  a  man  stops  lookin' fer  trouble,  happiness '11 
look  fer  him."   Irving  Bachelor. 

5.  Avoid  Suspicion.  "  Don't  tie  your  shoe  in  a  melon-patch."  Hindu  Maxim. 

6.  For  All  of  Us.  "  So  much  good  in  the  worst  of  us." 

7.  The  Game  of  Life.  "  Hit  the  line  hard !  "  Roosevelt. 

8.  The  Eleventh  Commandment.  "Minding  his  own  business."  Andrew  Jackson. 

9.  Snaix.  "That  hole  belongs  to  that  snaix."  Josh  Billings. 

10.  The  Other  Feller.  Let  him  "make  a  dollar  once'n  a  while."  David  Harum. 

11.  It's  Up  to  You.  "If  you  want  to  be  cheerful."  Mrs.  Wiggs. 

12.  Having  Fun.  "There  ain't  no  pocket  in  a  shroud."  David  Harum. 
HOSPITALITIES.     Come    in !    Forget  all    spite,  — Feast    thankfully.     Good    night. 

Brightly  illustrated  cards  of  Japan  vellum.  Lettered  and  decorated  with  medieval 
and  old-time  designs  in  many  colors  by  Robert  "Wilson  Hyde.  Enclosed  in  envel- 
opes. Size,  8^  x  14/4.  Each  35  cents  net. 

1.  Old  "Welch  Door  Verse,  "  Hail,  Guest !  "  A  beautiful  walrcard  of  welcome. 

2.  "  Sleep  Sweet  Within  This  Quiet  Room."  For  the  guest  chamber. 

3.  "  Bring  Here  No  Tattle  In."  A  delightful  old-fashioned  picture. 

4.  "  Some  Hae  Meat."  The  Selkirk  Grace.  By  Robert  Burns.  For  the  dining-room. 

5.  "  House  Blessing,  "  Hail  to  the  Roof  Tree !  May  .the  Sun  Strengthen  It."  By  Isabel 
Finlay. 

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IMPRESSION  LEAFLETS.  Clear  strains  from  many  a  golden  tongue,  To  keep  the 
spirit  brave  and  young.   Tender,  strong  and  beautiful  words  to  fit  every  need, 
illuminated  in  gold  and  many  colors  upon  folders  of  French  Japan.   Size,  5x7^. 
Enclosed  in  envelopes,  each,  10  cents  net. 
Designed  by  Spencer  Wright : 

1.  "To  Be  Honest,  To  Be  Kind."  R.  L.  S. 

2.  My  Symphony.  **  To  be  worthy,  not  respectable."  W.  H.  Channing. 

3.  The  Value  of  a  Simply  Good  Life.  '*  To  keep  one's  spirit  always  sweet."  Edward 
Howard  Griggs. 

4.  The  Value  of  a  Friend.  "  And  no  man  is  useless  while  he  has  a  friend."  R.  L.  S. 

5.  On  Easy  Lives.  MO  do  not  pray  for  easy  lives!  Pray  to  be  stronger  men!" 
Phillips  Brooks. 

6.  Requiem.  "  Under  the  wide  and  starry  sky."  Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

7.  "  I  Am  the  Captain  of  My  Soul."  W.  E.  Henley. 

8.  "The  Night  Has  a  Thousand  Eyes."  Bourdillon. 

9.  Happy  Thought.  "The  world  is  so  full  of  a  number  of  things."  R.  L.  S. 

10.  "Today  Is  Your  Day  and  Mine."  David  Starr  Jordan. 

11.  A  Heaven  on  Earth.  "  Love  the  lovely."  Morris. 

12.  A  Prayer.  "  Purge  out  of  every  heart  the  lurking  grudge."  Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

13.  My  Creed.  "l  trust  in  the  living  God."  John  Ruskin. 

14.  Morality.  "My  duty  to  my  neighbor."  Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

15.  Happiness.  "Self  is  the  smallest  part  of  us."  George  W.  Cable. 

16.  "Then  Welcome  Each  Rebuff."  Robert  Browning. 

17.  Inspiration.  "Follow  the  Gleam  !  "  Tennyson. 

18.  Peace.  "  'Tis  not  in  seeking."  Edward  Rowland  Sill. 

19.  Climb  the  Mountains.  "Nature's  peace  will  flow  into  you  as  sunshine  flows  into 
trees."  Muir. 

20.  The  Truth  That  Is  Real.  "  Only  that  becomes  real  or  helpful  to  any  man  which 
has  cost  the  sweat  of  his  brow."  Jordan. 

22.  Life.  "Make  this  forenoon  sublime,  this  afternoon  a  psalm,  this  night  a  prayer." 

Edward  Rowland  Sill. 
23   A  Prayer  for  the  Day's  Help.  "  Help  us  to  play  the  man."  R.  L.  S. 

24.  Happiness.  "  The  best  things  are  nearest." 

25.  "  O  for  a  Booke  and  a  Shadie  Nooke."  Avebury. 

26.  "  The  Year 's  at  the  Spring."  Browning. 

27.  "A  Garden  Is  a  Lovesome  Thing,  God  Wot !  "  Thomas  Edward  Brow*. 

28.  "  Then  Away  with  Longing,  and  Ho  !  for  Labor  !  " 

29.  Footpath  to  Peace.  "  Fear  nothing  except  cowardice."  Van  Dyke. 
Designed  by  Harold  Sichel : 

30.  The  word.  "  The  word  for  me  is  joy."  John  Kendrick  Bangs. 

31.  "And  I,  Too,  Sing  the  Song  of  All  Creation." 

32.  Life's  Mirror.  "Give  to  the  world  the  best  you  have,  and  the  best  will  come  back 
to  you."  Madeline  S.  Bridges. 

33.  Thanksgiving.  "  Dear  Lord,  I  thank  Thee  for  my  friend."  Juliet  Thompson. 

34.  The  "World's  Need.  "So  many  gods, so  many  creeds."  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox. 

35.  Desiderata.  "  Four  things  a  man  must  learn  to  do."  Henry  Van  Dyke. 

36.  The  Road  to  Laughtertown.  "  Go  learn  from  a  little  child  each  day."  Katherine 
D.  Blake. 

37.  Life's  Purpose.  "Baffled,  get  up  and  begin  again."  Robert  Browning. 

38.  "  The  Heart  That  Dares."  Sweeney. 

39.  A  Prayer.  "  Courage  to  face  the  road."  Henry  Van  Dyke. 

40.  Be  strong.  "  Shun  not  the  struggle."  Babcock. 

41.  Sleep  to  Wake.  "One  who  never  turned  his  back."  Robert  Browning. 

42.  Love's  Magic.  "Love  took  up  the  glass  of  Time."  Tennyson. 

43.  Sweetness  with  Strength.  "  Gentleness  and  cheerfulness,  these  come  before  all 
morality."  R.  L.  S. 

44.  Will  Is  Fate.  "And  fate  is  fate  through  man's  free  will."  Edward  Rowland  Sill. 

45.  The  Soul's  Victory.  "This  is  alone  Life, Joy, Empire,  Victory."  Shelley. 

46.  The  Life  Beautiful.  MTo  be  strong  in  pain."  Emperor  William  II  of  Germany. 

47.  Heroic  Hearts.  "Though  much  is  taken, much  remains."  Tennyson. 

48.  Much  in  Little.  "A  little  bin  best  fits  a  little  bread."  Robert  Herrick. 

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49.  For  Grace.  "  Have  mercy  on  each  in  his  deficiency."  Robert  Louis  Stevenson. 

50.  The  Prayer  Perfect.  "  Look  on  all  I  love  tenderly  today  ! "  Riley. 

51.  A  Man's  Life.  "  Live  pure,  speak  true,  right  wrong,  follow  the  King."  Tennyson. 

52.  A  Mile  with  Me.  "  Oh,  who  will  walk  a  mile  with  me  along  life's  merry  way  ?  '* 
Henry  Van  Dyke. 

53.  Just  One  Friend.  "  If  we  have  but  one  to  whom  we  can  speak  out  of  our  heart." 
R.  L.  S. 

54.  The  Rainbow.  "My  heart  leaps  up  when  I  behold  a  rainbow  in  the   sky.** 
"Wordsworth. 

MINIATURE  LEAFLETS.  "Where  noble  words  in  color  glow  Like  jewels  cut  in 
cameo.  Compact  messages,  brave  and  wise,  are  imprinted  in  large  lettering  with 
embellishments  in  color  and  gold  on  strong  cardboard  folders,  just  the  size  to  slip 
into  a  letter,  3x5  inches.  Designed  by  Harold  Sichel.  Enclosed  in  envelopes. 
Each  10  cents  net. 

1.  Do  Not  "Worry.  "Eat  three  square  meals  a  day;  say  your  prayers."  Abraham 
Lincoln. 

2.  Rest.  "Rest  is  the  fitting  of  life  to  its  sphere."  Goethe. 

3.  The  Savor  of  Past  Mercies.  "  Like  the  voice  of  a  bird  singing  in  the  rain,  let 
grateful  memory  survive  in  the  hour  of  darkness."  R.  L.  S. 

4.  Individual  Responsibility.  "  No  one  can  acquire  for  another."  "Walt  Whitman. 

5.  "  Thankful  Bee  for  Blessings  Today."  Adolphus  Gosse. 

6.  Things  That  Make  Men  Happy.  John  Ruskin. 

7.  The  Optimist's  Creed.  Dickens. 

8.  Life  Is  But  Once.  "  Drink  the  cup,  wear  the  roses.**  Mary  Johnston. 

9.  The  Man  "Worth  "While.  "The  one  who  will  smile  when  everything  goes  dead 
wrong."  Ella  "Wheeler  Wilcox. 

10.  "  Never  Strike  Sail  to  a  Fear."  Ralph  "Waldo  Emerson. 

11.  Feed  Thy  Soul.  "Buy  hyacinths  to  feed  thy  soul."  James  Terry  White. 

12.  A  Brief  Prayer.  "To  find  my  place  and  keep  it."  Wallace. 

13.  Greatly  Begin.  "  Not  failure,  but  low  aim  is  crime."  James  Russel  Lowell. 

14.  The  Simplest  Creed.  "  Be  good,  sweet  maid,  and  let  who  will  be  clever."  Kingsley. 

15.  Mend  Your  Scales.  "A  trouble  is  what  you  make  it."  Edmund  Vance  Cooke. 

16.  Air  Castles.  "  Now  put  foundations  under  them."  Henry  D.  Thoreau. 

17.  "Working  Rules.  "  Have  more  than  thou  showest."  King  Lear. 

18.  Search  Thyself.  "  Dress  and  undress  thy  soul."  George  Herbert. 
MISCELLANEOUS.  And  here  be  works  of  brush  and  pen,  To  phrase  a  wish,  to  dress 

a  den,  To  counsel  doubt,  to  bring  a  ray  Of  joy  to  loved  ones  far  away.  Screens, 
wall  cards,  mottoes, —  to  make  the  cosy  corner  brighter,  grace  the  home  and 
gladden  the  hearth.  "  Through  This  "Wide  Opening  Gate "  is  an  exceptional  ex- 
ample of  elaborate  color  printing  worthy  of  place  as  a  hall  welcome  to  greet  the 
coming  guest.  "  Money  and  a  Friende,"  **  "Woman's  Rights  "  and  "  Ebisu,  the  Luck 
God"  will  add  zest  to  the  "den."  And  the  beautiful  "Morning  Hymn,"  and 
"Evening  Hymn,"  "Mother  Love"  and  other  cards  appeal  to  the  heart  and  will 
wear  well  at  the  reading  desk  or  wherever  they  may  be  seen  most  often. 

Through  This  "Wide  Opening  Gate.  A  mounted  screen  in  the  richest  colors,  showing 
a  bevy  of  gaily  clad  guests  received  at  the  gate  of  a  medieval  castle.  Designed  by 
Robert  "Wilson  Hyde.  Size,  open,  11  x30  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  $1.00  net. 

Money  and  a  Friende.  An  ancient  rhyme  for  borrowers  and  lenders,  illustrated  by 
Spencer  "Wright  upon  a  leaf,  7%  x  12%  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  25  cents  net. 

A  Collect  for  Club  Women.  "Keep  us,  O  God, from  pettiness."  Mary  Stuart.  Embel- 
lished by  Will  Jenkins  on  a  card  7^  x9  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  15  cents  net. 

"Woman's  Rights.  "  What  does  a  woman  want  in  rights  whin  she  has  priv'leges?" 
By  Mr.  Dooley.  Illustrated  by  Raymond  Carter  on  a  card  8x5  inches.  Enclosed  in 
envelope,  15  cents  net. 

Tain't  No  Use  to  Grumble.  "When  God  sorts  out  the  weather  and  sends  rain, 
why,  rain 's  my  choice."  By  James  Whitcomb  Riley.  Printed  on  a  white  panel 
with  designs  by  Harold  Sichel,  and  mounted  on  a  brown  Ancona  sheet,  6/4  x7/^ 
inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  10  cents  net. 

Ebisu.  The  God  of  Good  Luck.  His  greetings,  phrased  by  W.  O.  McGeehan,  with  his 
photographs  on  a  three-leaf  screen,  7  x  11  inches  closed.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  25 
cents  net. 

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The  "Weaving  of  Life's  Fabric.  "Wouldst  thou  have  the  fabric  of  thy  life  wrought 

in  rare  and  beauteous  design  ?  "  By  Agness  Greene  Foster.  Illuminated  by  "Will 

Jenkins  and  mounted  on  red  Shimizugoe  paper,  \zVz  x  9K  inches.   Enclosed  in 

envelope,  35  cents  net. 
Morning  Hymn  and  Evening  Hymn.  Two  songs  of  perfect  faith,  by  Violet  M.  Firth, 

with  designs  by  Raymond  Carter,  on  facing  pages  of  a  folder,  6%  x  9&  inches. 

Enclosed  in  envelope,  25  cents  net. 
Morning  Hymn.  "  The  love  that  kept  me  through  the  passing  night."  By  Violet  M. 

Firth.  Designed  by  Harold  Sichel  on  a  card,  5x9  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  10 

cents  net. 
Evening  Hymn.  "  I  sink  to  sleep  by  thoughts  of  Heaven  blest.**  By  Violet  M.  Firth. 

Designed  by  Harold  Sichel  on  a  card, 5x9  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  10  cents 

net. 
Mother  Love.  Toulmouche's  graceful  picture  of  mother  and  child.  In  two  tones  upon 

Imperial  Japan  vellum,  9^  x  11  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  25  cents  net. 
Beauty,  the  Light  That  Lighteth  Every  Man.  "  Beauty  is  not  to  be  left  solely  to 

poets."  By  Stanton  Davis  Kirkham.  Designed  by  Harold  Sichel  on  a  card  5%  x8K 

inches.  Enclosed  in  envelope,  10  cents  net. 
The  Kingdom  of  Heaven  Is  "Within.  "  Never  to  be  seen  through  another's  vision.'* 

By  Stanton  Davis  Kirkham.  Designed  by  Harold  Sichel  on  a  card,5}4  x8%  inches, 

Enclosed  in  envelope,  10  cents  net. 
POST-CARDS.  Doggerel  Dodger.  Bits  of  fun  to  send  in  jest  —  Puppies,  Bunnies  and 

the  rest.  By  Albertine  Randall  Wheelan.  Miniature  reproductions  in  quadri-color 

of  the  Doggerel  Dodgers,  on  cards  3/^  x  5/4.  Set  of  six  cards  enclosed  in  envelope, 

15  cents  net. 

For  It's  Always  Fair  Weather. 
Buns  and  Rolls. 
Teddy  Bear's  Seal  of  Love. 
On  the  Lynx. 
The  Kitten  Debutante. 
So  Near  —  and  Yet  Chauffeur! 
SHADOWTNGS.  Silver  notes  revealing  Mellow  depths  of  feeling.  Sweet,  brief  lyrics, 

lettered  by  Harold  Sichel  on  shadow-paper,  mounted  on  sheets  of  brown  and  gray 

wood  veneer,  3  x8/4  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelopes,  each  10  cents  net. 

1.  Evolution.  "Out  of  the  cloud  a  silence,  then,  a  lark."  By  John  B.Tabb. 

2.  Friends.  "  Such  friends  to  laugh  regrets  away."  By  Herman  Charles  Merivale. 

3.  Morn.  "  Pray, ,  Sweet,  for  me."  By  Emily  Henrietta  Hickey. 

4.  Love  Stays.  "  Time  flies,  Love  stays."  Sun-dial  verse  by  Angela  Gordon. 

5.  Afterwards —Day !  **  Here  a  star,  and  there  a  star,  some  lose  their  way."  By  Emily 
Dickinson. 

6.  Light  Your  Fire.  "  Life  was  made  for  love  and  cheer."  Henry  Van  Dyke. 
STRENGTHENERS.  Pure  draughts  to  make  the  soul  more  strong,  To  work  for  Right, 

to  conquer  "Wrong.    Designed  by  Harold  Sichel  in  bold  colors  on  cards,  3x8% 
inches.  Enclosed  in  envelopes,  each  10  cents  net. 

1.  An  Individual  Strengthener.  "All  that  belongs  to  God  belongs  to  thee.**  B. 

2.  So  Live  Today.  "  Love  for  man  and  faith  in  God."  Osgood  Elliott. 

3.  Divine  Peace.  "  Enfolded  in  Thy  Love  divine."  Alice  A.  Russell. 

4.  Live  Thy  Creed.  "Hold  up  to  earth  the  torch  divine."  Horatius  Bonar. 

5.  A  Little  Fence  of  Trust.  "  Build  a  little  fence  of  trust  around  today."  Mrs.  Butts. 

6.  True  Living.  "Think  truly,  and  thy  thoughts  shall  the  world's  famine  feed.'* 
Horatius  Bonar. 

SUNBEAMS.  Gentle  words  of  faith  and  peace  Tell  of  love  without  surcease.  Verses 
by  Agness  Greene  Foster.  Illuminated  with  colored  designs  by  Harold  Sichel  upon 
gray  Florentine  Cellini  folders,  5  Ji  x5&  inches.  Enclosed  in  envelopes,  each  10 
cents  net. 

1.  No  Fear.  "  Oh,  help  me  keep  Thine  image  clear ! " 

2.  His  Hand.  "  Hold  fast  to  His  hand." 

3.  Just  Think.  "  No  time  to  read  ?  No  time  to  pray  ?  " 

4.  All.  "The  strength  of  the  strong  is  love." 

5.  Keep  Me  Simple.  "Make  me  of  use  to  Thee." 

6.  Can  There  Be  Aught  But  Gladness.  "  Where  God  is  All  and  in  His  All  ?  " 


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GREETINGS  AND  DECORATIONS— Continued 

New  Year  Cards 

Merry  words  of  cheer 
To  usher  in  the  year. 

See  Christmas  and  New  Year  Cards.  Numbers  10, 22,  24,  34,  54  and  55. 

Place  Cards,  Favors,  Tallies,  Toasts 

The  guest  at  entertainments  we  enable 
To  find  a  partner  or  a  place  at  table. 

HELPS  TO  HOST  AND  HOSTESS.  Place  cards  for  dinners,  toast  cards  for  banquets, 
favors  for  choosing  partners  and  "mixing"  guests,  tallies  for  card  parties  and 
other  gamesome  gatherings  — all  these  are  matters  for  weighty  consideration. 
The  "Funny  Favors"  from  "How  to  Tell  the  Birds  from  the  Flowers"  serve  a 
noble  purpose  in  teaching  you  "  How  to  Tell  Your  Partner  from  the  Other  Fel- 
low's." As  for  place  cards,  there  is  a  delightful  series,  hand  colored  in  a  variety  of 
designs  suited  to  many  feasts,  from  a  banquet  of  farewell  to  a  distinguished  guest 
to  a  children's  entertainment.  Besides,  a  series  of  finely  painted  poster  toast-cards 
will  be  found  a  great  assistance  to  the  toastmaster  and  a  great  adornment  to  the 
table. 

FUNNY  FAVORS.  — A.  How  to  Tell  Your  Partners.  Paired  pictures  from  "  Birds  and 
Flowers"  are  provided  in  sets  for  the  purpose  of  "mixing"  guests  and  assigning 
partners  at  card  parties,  dances,  dinners  and  other  functions.  Thus,  the  holder  of 
the  "  Parrot "  will  look  for  a  partner  who  has  received  the  "  Carrot."  Also  used  as 
tally-cards.  Sixteen  subjects,  or  pairs,  supply  tally-cards  for  thirty-two  guests 
without  duplicates.  Per  dozen  pairs,  60  cents  net. 

Funny  Favors — B.  The  same.  Hand  colored.  Per  dozen  pairs,  $1.20  net. 

PLACE  CARDS.  Our  pleasant  function  is,  again  we  state,  To  point  a  partner  or 
or  adorn  a  plate.  These  are  of  various  designs,  suited  to  dinners  celebrating 
different  occasions.  They  are  delicately  colored  by  hand  on  folders  of  a  variety 
of  materials,  all  sufficiently  firm  to  stand  upright  by  each  plate. 

1.  Branch  of  Fruit  Blossoms  and  Birds.  Size,  2  x4^  inches.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

2.  Butterflies  and  Spring  Blossoms.  Size,2^  x4K  inches.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

3.  Grapes  and  Vine.  Size,  1%  x5  inches.  $1.50  net  a  dozen. 

4.  The  Summer  Girl.  Size,  2%  x6/^  inches  upright.  $1.50  net  a  dozen. 

5.  The  Hoop-Skirt  Girl,  A  Dainty  Maid.  Size,  3  x5  inches  upright.  $1.50  net  a  dozen. 

6.  Ye  Herald.    Announcement  of  engagement;  for  dinners  to  betrothed  pairs.    A 
scroll,  size  41A  inches  wide.  $2.00  net  a  dozen. 

7.  Roses.  Size, 3x5  inches  upright.  $1.00  net  a  dozen. 

8.  Ship  in  Full  Sail.  For  a  farewell  dinner  before  the  departure  of  the  host  or  the 
honored  guest.  Size,  3x5  inches  upright.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

9.  Chrysanthemums.  Size,  3  x5  inches.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

10.  The  Ship  of  Good  Hope.  For  a  farewell  dinner.  Size,2^  x6#  inches  upright.  $1.25 
net  a  dozen. 

11.  Violets.  Size, 2%  x  3  inches.  $1.00  net  a  dozen. 

12.  St. Patrick.  Size,2^  x&A  inches  upright.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

13.  The  Youngster  in  the  Lily  Pond.  For  children's  entertainments.  Size,  2^x6^ 
inches  upright.  $1.50  net  a  dozen. 

14.  Child  and  Butterflies.   For  children's  entertainments.  Size,  2^x5  inches.   $1.25 
net  a  dozen. 

15.  Carnations.  Size,  2/4  x4K  inches  upright.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

16.  Flower  Basket  with  Envelope  and  Card.  Announcement  of  engagement  for  din- 
ners to  betrothed  pairs.  Size,  2&  x3%  inches.  $1.50  net  a  dozen. 

17.  Folded  Heart  with  "Wax  Seal  and  Gold  Cord.  Announcement  of  engagement  for 
dinners  to  betrothed  pairs.  Size,  3x5  inches  triangle.  $2.00  net  a  dozen. 

18.  Mistletoe.  For  Christmas  banquets.  Size,  I7/*  x5%  inches.  $1.00  net  a  dozen. 

19.  The  Harvest  Panel.  For  Thanksgiving  feasts.  Size,  Iji  x5}£  inches  upright.  $1.00 
net  a  dozen. 


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GREETINGS  AND  DECORATIONS  -Continued 

20.  Autumn  Leaves.  For  Thanksgiving  feasts.  Size,2K  x5  inches.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

21.  Poinsettia.  Size,  2%  x  5  inches.  $1.25  net  a  dozen. 

22.  Holly.  For  holiday  banquets.  Size,  2  x  4  inches.  $1.25  net  per  dozen. 
TOASTS.  Our  missipn  is  to  help  the  kindly  host  Correctly  to  assign  each  rousing 

toast.  These  Toast  Cards,  twelve  in  number,  provide  a  series  of  appropriate  toasts. 
They  may  also  be  used  as  a  set  of  peculiarly  rich  and  effective  place  cards.  There 
are  three  convivial  designs  in  poster  treatment,  tipped  upon  a  rich  green  or  red 
mount  upon  which  the  words  of  the  toast  are  printed.  Per  dozen,  $2.40  net. 

1.  "A  glass  is  good,  a  lass  is  good."  John  O'Keefe. 

2.  "  Here 's  to  God's  second  thought,  *  "Woman  * !  Second  thoughts  are  always  best." 

3.  "  Turkey  when  you  are  hungry,  champagne  when  you  are  dry." 

4.  "  A  friend  sincere  and  true." 

5.  "Drink  to  me  only  with  thine  eyes."  Ben  Jonson. 

6.  "Give  me  the  glass  that  felt  her  lippe."  Peter  Pindar. 

7.  "May  each  be  at  his  own  house  when  Fortune  makes  her  call."  Alonzo  Rice. 

8.  "Fill  your  glass  to  Anything,  and,  thank  the  Lord,  I'll  drink  it ! "  "Wallace  Irwin. 

9.  "  Let's  be  gay  while  we  may," 

10.  "Here's  to  the  hostess  who  has  worried  all  day."  Francis  "Wilson. 

11.  "A  pretzel  und  a  stein  o'  peer."  After  Omar. 

12.  "Laugh  at  all  things,  great  and  small  things."  Byron. 

St.  Patrick's  Day 

Who  would  not  celebrate  the  day 
Of  him  that  drove  the  snakes  away ! 

1.  St.  Patrick.  "May  the  saints  kape  us  shtiddy ! "  Design  by  Gordon  Ross,  hand 
colored  on  a  folder,  2%  x  6%.  25  cents  net. 

2.  Irish  Stew.  From  Good  Things  and  Graces  folders.  15  cents  net. 

Valentines 

If  you  love  me  as  I  love  you 
You'll  send  me  one — or  maybe  two. 

"HERE'S  MY  HEART  !  "  Valentines  are  no  longer  merely  affairs  of  doves,  forget-me- 
not,  pierced  hearts,  cupids  and  lace-paper.  Modern  taste  demands  more  original 
and  delicate  expressions  of  devotion.  Accordingly,  here  are  Valentines,  most  cor- 
rect in  sentiment  and  coloring,  among  them  many  colored  by  hand.  Some  of  them 
are  humorous  —  not  comic  ;  all  are  pleasing  and  not  one  can  offend. 

1.  The  Protected  Heart,  "if  one  should  give  me  a  heart  to  keep."  Cupids,  hearts  and 
keys,  hand  colored  on  a  card,  3  x7K-  25  cents  net. 

2.  A  Valentine  Triolet.  "  One  loving  word  but  send  to  me."  Swallows,  hand  colored 
on  a  four-page  onyx  folder,  3  x  8.  25  cents  net. 

3.  My  Valentine.  "  More  peril  in  thine  eyes  than  twenty  swords."  An  old-fashioned 
beauty,  hand  colored  upon  a  four-page  onyx  folder,  2%  x5.  15  cents  net. 

4.  Ye  Herald  —  Of  the  Queen  of  Hearts.  "  Oh,  tell  your  love,  ye  bashful  swains."  A 
hand-colored  onyx  folder,  four  pages,  4^  x2l/z.  20  cents  net. 

5.  "Sweet  as  the  Primrose."  Folded  heart,  free-hand  color  design.   "When  open, 
5^x6.  25  cents  net. 

6.  The  Sealed  Heart.  "  H  is  for  Heart ;  mine  beats  but  for  you."  When  open,  5H  x  6. 
Sealed  with  gold  cord  and  wax.  25  cents  net. 

7.  Alphabet  Valentine.  "A's  for  affection."  Printed  in  red  and  black  on  a  folder, 
6%x3%.  10  cents  net. 

8a.  "Love  can  turn  all  things  to  beauty."  Cupid  and  hour-glass  design  on  green 

folder,  5  x  3%.  10  cents  net. 
8b.  Same,  hand  colored  on  folder  of  light  tint,  5  x  3%.  15  cents  net. 

9.  Love.  "All  things  flag  but  only  Love."  By  Christina  Rosetti.  Hand-colored  four- 
page  folder, 7K  x3.  25  cents  net. 

10.  "My  love  is  like  a  river,  deep  it  flows."  "Wild  roses  and  river  landscape.  Hand- 
colored  card  by  Harold  Sichel,4^  x6%.  25  cents  net. 

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GREETINGS  AND  DECOR AT1ONS- Continued 

11.  Love*s  Holiday.  "  Let 's  away  to  the  mead  together."  Cupids'and  rose  wreaths 
on  a  hand-colored  folder  of  cream  Chameleon,  6K  x5/4.  25  cents  net. 

12.  A  Heart.  "Did  you  take  it  forever  or  only  for  play  ?  "  By  Agness  Greene  Foster. 
Free-hand  rose,  hand-colored  folder,  8x5.  35  cents  net. 

13a.  Ye  True  Heart.  Printed  on  folder,  5K  x  2 %.  5  cents  net. 

13b.  Ye  True  Heart.  Hand  colored  on  folder, 5%  x2%.  10  cents  net. 

14.  Thy  Loving  Valentine.  "  Now  all  my  days  are  trances."  Parchment  folder  with 
hand-colored  initial,  4^  x2&  10  cents  net. 

15.  Cupid  and  a  Camera.  "  Cupid  worked  with  perfect  art."  Hand-colored  mounted 
heart,  5%  x6.  20  cents  net. 

16.  "it's  not  a  long  tale.  Just,  I  love  you."  Mouse,  hand  colored  on  mounted  heart, 
5H  x  6.  20  cents  net. 

17.  **  No  Negative  from  Mine."  Cupid  with  camera.  Hand  colored  on  mounted  heart, 
5)ix6.  20  cents  net. 

18.  The  Grand  Bow-wows.  "  Listen  to  my  earnest  vows."  Dog,  hand  colored  on 
mounted  heart,  5H  x  6.  20  cents  net. 

19.  A  Perfect  Duck.  "  If  I  only  had  the  pluck."  Duckling  hand-colored  on  mounted 
heart.  5>6  x6.  20  cents  net. 

20.  "  More  than  dolly  *  *  *  do  I  love  you."  Little  girl  hand  colored  on  folder,  4  x  6K. 
25  cents  net. 

21.  "More  than  all  the  boys  *  *  *  I  love  you— love  you  lots."  Old-fashioned  boy 
hand  colored  on  mounted  card,  4x6^.  25  cents  net. 

22.  "My  Valentine  is  a  sure  'nuf  dandy."  Little  girl  seated  on  heart.  Hand  colored 
on  mounted  card,  4  x  6^.  25  cents  net. 

23.  The  Knocker.  Cupid  knocking  on  heart.  "  Ouvre  moi  ta  porte."  Hand  colored  on 
folder,  4  x  5&.  25  cents  net. 

24.  Mistletoe.  Although  it's  out  of  season,  I  am  sure  you'll  know  Why  I  send  on 
cupid's  day  this  piece  of  mistletoe.  Hand  colored  on  heart,  5%  x6.  15  cents  net. 

25.  Book-Marker.    "My  Valentine."    Printed  in  gold  on  rose-colored  slip.    Folded, 
2lAx6H.  5  cents  net. 


Life's  Paradoxes 

Light  out  of  darkness, 

Surcease  from  pain; 
Joy  out  of  sadness, 

Out  of  loss,  gain. 

Strength  from  our  weakness, 

Rest  from  our  care, 
God  recompenses 

For  all  that  we  bear. 

From  My  Soul's  Cathedral 
by  James  Henry  MacLafferty. 


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THE  BIRDS,  WE  DOUBT  IT 
AND  THINIC  IT  A  WORLD 
WORTH  LIVING  IN* 

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For  Special  Occasions  and  Mottoes.  No.  6,  Baby's  Announcement  Card ;  No.  5B,  A 
Chord  of  Sympathy  ;  Cards  for  Occasions.  Refer  to  page  49.  No.  1,  Sunbeams. 
Refer  to  page  57.  No.  6A,  Shadowings.  Refer  to  page  57.  No.  2B,  Good  Cheer 
Leaflets.  Refer  to  page  54. 


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Merry  Christmas  and  Happy  New  Year.  No.  40  is  hand-illumined  correspondence 
paper,  eight  pages  and  envelope.  Nos.  41  and  42  are  Correspondence  Cards  (not 
here  reproduced).  Refer  to  pages  50,  51  and  52. 


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Merry  Christmas  and  Happy  New  Year.  No.  49  is  a  four-page  folder,  the  verse  be- 
ing on  page  three,  as  are  Nos.  46  and  49  (not  here  reproduced).  All  the  cards  are 
attractively  colored,  either  by  hand  or  on  the  press.  Refer  to  pages  50,51  and  52. 


Many  Happy  Returns!  Birthday  Cards  of  appropriate  greeting  and  decoration, 
daintily  colored.  Nos.  3, 1  and  9  are  four-page  folders  with  the  verses  on  the 
third  pages.  Refer  to  page  48. 


Observe  how  Natures  necromancies 
Have  dearly  painted  on  the  Pansies 
These  almost  human  counte-nances, 
In  yellow,  blue  and  black  nu-ances. 
The  face, however,  seems  to  me 
To  be  thai  of  the  Chimpanzee, 
A  fad  which  makes  the  gentle  Pansy 
Appeal  no  longer  to  my  jan 


Helps  to  Host  and  Hostess.  "Funny  Favors."  The  reverse  for  tally  cards.  Refer 
to  page  58.  Place  Cards,  delicately  colored  by  hand.  No.  6,  a  scroll  of  parchment 
tied  with  a  red  ribbon ;  the  guest's  name  is  to  be  placed  on  the  reverse,  the  out- 
side of  the  scroll.  Refer  to  pages  58  and  59. 


THE  PROTECTED  HEART 

IF  one  aliouU  jfive  me  a  Iteart-  to  W, 
VWtK  law  ior  tke 

Tike  li^att  watclteJ  c^v'ci  t>v  tuc 


Here's  My  Heart!"    Valentines,  most  correct  in  sentiment  and  coloring,  many 
are  colored  by  hand,  some  are  humorous  —  not  comic.  Refer  to  pages  59  and  60. 


Christ  is  Risen.    Cards  and  tokens  for  the  Eastertide.  Nos.  1  and  7  are  printed  in 
gold  and  colors.   The  balance  are  daintily  colored  by  hand.  Refer  to  page  52. 


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Tis  juiT  wkar  >r»uarc  andi  do; 


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Gentleness  and  cheerful 


TKatfilltke  field  &  fringe 


The  Book  of  Father  Time,  "impressions  Calendar"  for"l911:  Fifty-four  leaves  of 
beautifully  designed  mottoes,  printed  in  many  colors,  worth  separately  10  cents 
each  or  $5.40  in  all,  yet  the  Calenlar  costs  but  50  cents  net,  or  60  cents  by  mail. 
Refer  to  page  47  and  third  page  of  cover. 


Impressions  Calendar  for  1911 

Fifty-four  Leaves  in  Color 
Price:  50  cents  net;  by  mail,  60  cents 

Life's  Mirror— The  Cover  Motto 

There  are  loyal  hearts,  there  are  spirits  brave, 
There  are  souls  that  are  pure  and  true ; 

Then  give  to  the  world  the  best  you  have, 
And  the  best  will  come  back  to  you. 

Give  love,  and  love  to  your  heart  will  flow, 
A  strength  in  your  utmost  need ; 

Have  faith  and  a  score  of  hearts  will  show 
Their  faith  in  your  word  and  deed. 

For  life  is  the  mirror  of  king  and  slave, 

'T  is  just  what  you  are  and  do ; 
Then  give  to  the  world  the  best  you  have, 

And  the  best  will  come  back  to  you. 


Impressions  Calendar  for  1911, includes  the  following  Fifty-four  Mottoes: 
1.  Life's  Mirror,  by  Madeline  S.  Bridges.  2.  desiderata,  by  Henry  Van  Dyke. 
3.  Climb  the  Mountains,  by  John  Muir.  4.  Happiness,  by  Geo.  W.  Cable.  5. 
Light,  by  Francis  Bourdillon.  6.  Life's  Purpose,  by  Browning.  7.  Heroic 
Hearts,  by  Tennyson.  8.  A  Heaven  on  Earth,  by  William  Morris.  9.  The 
Life  Beautiful,  by  Emperor  William  II  of  Germany.  10.  The  World's  Need, 
by  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox.  11.  And  I,  too,  Sing  the  Song  of  All  Creation.  12. 
Then  Away  with  Longing  and  Ho !  for  Labor !  13.  A  Prayer,  by  R.  L.  S. 
14.  My  Symphony,  by  Wm.  Henry  Channing.  15.  A  Prayer,  by  Henry  Van 
Dyke.  16.  For  Grace,  by  R.  L.  S.  17.  Inspiration,  by  Tennyson.  18.  Much  in 
Little,  by  Robert  Herrick.  19.  Jesus  saith.  20.  The  Year's  at  the  Spring,  by 
Browning.  21.  The  Word,  by  John  Kendrick  Bangs.  22.  To  Be  Honest,  by 
R.  L.  S.  23.  On  Easy  Lives,  by  Phillips  Brooks.  24.  Be  Strong,  by  Maltbie 
Davenport  Babcock.  25.  Love's  Magic,  by  Tennyson.  26.  The  Value  of  a 
Friend,  R.  L.  S.  27.  Man  Am  I  Grown,  by  Tennyson.  28.  The  Truth  that  is 
Real,  by  David  Starr  Jordan.  29.  Happiness.  30.  A  Garden  is  a  Lovesome 
Thing,  by  Thomas  Edward  Brown.  31.  Then  Welcome  Each  Rebuff,  by 
Robert  Browning.  32.  Requiem,  by  R.  L.  S.  33.  The  Heart  that  Dares,  by 
Sweeney.  34.  Sleep  to  Wake,  by  Browning.  35.  Morality,  by  R.  L.  S.  36.  The 
Soul's  Victory,  by  Shelley.  37.  Thanksgiving,  by  Juliet  Wilbur  Tompkins. 
38.  A  Prayer,  by  R.  L.  S.  39.  The  Foot  Path  to  Peace,  by  Henry  Van  Dyke. 
40.  My  Creed,  by  John  Ruskin.  41.  I  Am  the  Captain  of  My  Soul,  by  Henley. 
42.  The  Rain  bow,  by  Wordsworth.  43.  A  Mile  with  Me,  by  Henry  Van  Dyke. 
44.  Happy  Thought,  by  R.  L.S.  45.  Will  is  Fate,  by  E.  R.  Sill.  46.  The  Road 
to  Laughtertown,  by  Katherine  D.  Blake.  47.  O  For  a  Booke  and  a  Shadie 
Nooke,  by  Avebury.  48.  Life,  by  Edward  Rowland  Sill.  49.  The  Value  of  a 
Good  Life,  by  Edward  Howard  Griggs.  50.  Today  is  Your  Day  and  Mine, 
by  David  Starr  Jordan.  51.  Sweetness  with  Strength,  by  R.  L.  S.  52.  The 
Prayer  Perfect,  by  James  Whitcomb  Riley.  53.  Peace,  by  Edward  Rowland 
Sill.  54.  Just  One  Friend,  by  R.  L.  S. 

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A  New 
Commandment 

¥¥¥ 

With  friendly  eyes, 
salute  God's  world  each 

day;  with  friendly 

hands,  help  lift  the  ones 

who  fall;  with  friendly 

thoughts,  speak  words 

of  truth;  with  friendly 

hearts,  believe  there's 

good  in  all;  with  honest 

soul,  seek  friendship 

with  thy 

God. 


From 

Love  and  Friendship 
by  Lillyan  Shaflher 
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